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25 Cards in this Set
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unalienable
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A human right based on nature or God.
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Articles of Confederation
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A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War
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Constitutional Convention
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a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
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Shay's Rebellion
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A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest 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 weak national government
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Great Compromise
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plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected 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 local governments
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enumerated powers
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powers given to the national government alone
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checks and balances
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authority shared by three branches of government
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reserved powers
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powers given to the state government alone
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concurrent powers
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powers shared by the national and state governments
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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 stronger 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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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 post 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 executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature
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