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8 Cards in this Set
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Anti-Federalists |
Those who opposed the constitution -- did NOT want a strong federal government |
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Articles of Confederation |
Original "constitution" -- gave all power to the states, had no executive or judicial branches |
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Bicameral |
having 2 houses of legislature |
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Bill of attainder |
punishment without a judicial trial (protected by the constitution) |
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Checks and balances |
features of the constitution that limit the power of government by making each branch obtain the consent of others for its actions -- Madison's idea to set power against power to constrain government actions. |
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Connecticut compromise |
Combined Virginia plan (representation based on population) and NJ plan (each state is equal) by creating a bicameral legislature where each idea was present in one house -- intended to maximize equality but gave smaller states more power |
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consent of the governed |
people must agree on who their rulers will be & the government derives its power from the people. |
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Constitution |
document replacing the articles that sets forth the insitutional structure of the US government, the tasks of them, and how they relate. |
