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26 Cards in this Set
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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FIRST PLAN OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE US, IN EFFECT FROM 1781-1789. GAVE MORE POWER TO THE STATES THAN TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
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RATIFY
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TO OFFICIALLY APPROVE
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
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PART OF THE GOVERNMENT HEADED BY THE PRESIDENT TO CARRY OUT THE LAWS
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
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PART OF THE GOVERNMENT HEADED BY THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE AND PASS THE LAWS
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JUDICIAL BRANCH
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PART OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT DECIDES THE MEANING OF LAWS
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SHAY'S REBELLION
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REVOLT OF MASSACHUSETTS' FARMERS AGAINST HIGH STATE TAXES, LED BY DANIEL SHAYS
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INFLATION
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ECONOMIC CONDITION IN WHICH PRICES RISE VERY QUICKLY
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NORTHWEST ORDINANCE OF 1787
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FEDERAL ORDER THAT DIVIDED THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY INTO SMALLER TERRITORIES AND CREATED A PLAN FOR HOW THE TERRITORIES COULD BECOME STATES
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DELEGATE
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PERSON CHOSEN TO REPRESENT OTHERS
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
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MEETING OF DELEGATES WHO MET IN PHILADELPHIA AND REPLACED THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WITH THE CONSTITUTION
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VIRGINIA PLAN
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PROPOSAL THAT GAVE GREATER POWER OVER THE STATES AND THAT LARGE STATES HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS THAN SMALL STATES
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NEW JERSEY PLAN
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PROPOSAL THAT EACH STATE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS
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COMPROMISE
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SETTLEMENT OF A DISAGREEMENT IN WHICH EACH SIDE AGREES TO GIVE UP SOME OF ITS DEMANDS |
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GREAT COMPROMISE
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AGREEMENT TO CREATE A CONGRESS WITH 2 HOUSES
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THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE
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AGREEMENT MADE THAT ONLY 3/5THS OF THE SLAVES IN A STATE WOULD BE COUNTED FOR REPRESENTATION AND TAX PURPOSES
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PREAMBLE
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INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION, BEGINNING, "WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES...."
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RESERVED POWERS
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POWERS IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT ARE LEFT FOR INDIVIDUAL STATES
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SEPARATION OF POWERS
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DIVISION OF POWERS AMONG THE 3 BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
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CHECKS AND BALANCES
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SYSTEM SET UP BY THE CONSTITUTION THAT GIVES EACH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT THE POWER TO CHECK, OR LIMIT, THE POWER OF THE OTHER BRANCHES
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FEDERALISTS
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SUPPORTERS OF A STRONG NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE CONSTITUTION
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ANTIFEDERALISTS
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PEOPLE OPPOSED TO THE NEW US CONSTITUTION AND ITS EMPHASIS ON A STRONG NATIONAL GOV
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AMENDMENT
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A CHANGE, OR ADDITION, TO THE CONSTITUTION |
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VETO
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POWER OF THE PRESIDENT TO REJECT A BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS
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FEDERAL
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REFERS TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
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THE FEDERALIST
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SERIES OF ESSAYS BY JAMES MADISON, ALEXANDER HAMILTON, AND JOHN JAY THAT URGED SUPPORT OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION
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BILL OF RIGHTS
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FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
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