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18 Cards in this Set
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Limited government
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subject to strict limits on its lawful uses of power
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Self-government
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suject to the will of people as expressed through their votes
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inalienable rights
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life, liberty, and property
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Articles of Confederation
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-Single legislature
-Appointed by state -Unified 13 colonies -No exuc branch or court -Each state with equal vote |
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Shays' Rebellion
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Revolt in western mass. with 2,000 farmers marching on country courthouses to prevent foreclosures on their land + cattle
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Virginia Plan
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Reps bases on population
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New Jersey Plan
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All states have the same amount of votes
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Connecticut Plan
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2 houses of gov't
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Great Compromise
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Combination of all the plans
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Anti-Federalists
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For state gov'ts; leader was Jefferson
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Federalists
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For national gov't; leaders were Madison and Hamilton
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Constitution
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the fundamental low that defines how a gov't will operate
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Checks and Balances
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"Separated institutions sharing power"
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Bill of Rights
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includes freedom of speech, religion, and due process protections
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Democracy, republic, and representative democracy
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ultimate political power rests with the majority through choosing reps in free and open elections
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Electoral college
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each state would have as many electoral votes as it had members in congress, and could select its members by any method it chose
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Primary election
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gives rank-and-file voters the opportunity to select party nominees
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constitutional democracy
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type of gov't in U.S. DEMOCRATIC in its provisions for majority influence through elections and CONSTITUTIONAL in its requirement that power gained throught elections be excercised in accordance with the law and respect for indiviual rights
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