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30 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation
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A week constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War
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Constitutional Convention
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Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
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Shay's Rebellian
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A 1787 rebellion in which ex-revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interests rates and taxes
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Virginia Plan
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proposal to create a strong national government
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New Jersey Plan
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Proposal to create a week national government
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Great Compromise
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plan to have a popularly elated house based on state population and a state-solected senate, with two members for each state
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Republic
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A government in which elected representatives make the decisions
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Judicial Review
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The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
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Federalism
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government authority shared by national and state governments
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Enumerated powers
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powers given to the national government alone
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Reserved Powers
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powers given to the state government alone
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checks and balances
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Authority shared by three branches of government
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concurrent powers
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powers shared by the national and state government
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separation of powers
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constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government
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faction
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a group with a distinct political interest
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federalists
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those who favor a strong national government
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Antifederalists
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those who favor a weaker national government
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coalition
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an alliance of factions
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bill of rights
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first ten amendments to the constitution
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writ of habeas corpus
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an order to produce an arrested person before a judge
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bill of attainder
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a law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime
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ex past facto law
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a law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed
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amendment
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a new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states
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Line item veto
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an executives ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature
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pennsylvania constitution
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states first constitution after the DoI. It was very democratic
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Federalist papers
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a series of 85 articles and essays promoting the ratification of the constitution
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charles A beard
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a historian who published a book called "an Economic Interpretation of the Constitution" arguing that the better off urban and commercial classes support the constitution for their benefit.
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Patrick Henry
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Refused to attend the Philadelphia convention and he fought against Madison
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John Locke
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An english philosopher who said in a state of nature, all men cherish and seek to protect their life, liberty, and property
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James Madison
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Talked of human behavior and how it effects the government.
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