Ch. 5 From Confederation To Federal Union

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John Locke

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The english philosopher who developed the theory of "natural rights".

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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Stated that the human mind was created free and that government control over religious beliefs or worship was tyrannical.

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Judith Sargent Murray

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One of the first female playwrights in the United States.

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Republican motherhood

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Proposed that American women could influence politics and society through their work at home.

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Benjamin Franklin

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An early supporter of a confederation of states.

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Articles of Confederation

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Created an association of states while guaranteeing each state its sovereignty, freedom, and independence.

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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Regulated the distribution of the land by marking it off into townships and dividing each township into 640-acre tracts.

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Northwest Ordinance

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Established a system for governing the Northwest Territory.

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Depression

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A sharp drop in business accompanied by rising unemployment.

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Daniel Shays

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A former Revolutionary War captain who led Shay's Rebellion.

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Shay's Rebellion

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Farmers shut down debtor courts and property auctions.

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Constitutional Convention

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Congressional leaders issued this convention to strengthen the government and restructure the Articles.

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James Madison

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Delegate of Virginia who wrote the Virginia Plan.

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Edmund Randolph

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Governor from Virginia who triggered a heated debate when he presented the Virginia Plan.

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Virginia Plan

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A proposal drafted by James Madison to restructure the government, it was a bold departure from the Articles of Confederation.

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Federalism

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The division of powers between a strong central government and the states governments.

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Bicameral

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Made up of two houses.

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Roger Sherman

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Proposed a two-house legislature that would allow for both equal representation and representation based on population.

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The Great Compromise

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Granted each state an equal voice in the upper house.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Established that only three-fifths of a state's slave population would count in determining its representation.

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Tariffs

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Taxes on imports and exports.

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Federalists

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A group of people who favored ratification.

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Anti-Federalists

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People who feared a powerful national government.

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The Federalist

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A book that held 85 essays answering Federalist critics.

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Delegated powers

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Include the federal government rights to coin money, regulate trade with foreign nations and states, and raise and support an army and navy.

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Reserved powers

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All powers not specifically granted to the federal government and reserved by the states.

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Concurrent powers

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Powers that are held jointly by the federal government and the state.

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Supremacy Clause

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"This constitution, laws, and all treaties of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land."

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Separation of Powers

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The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of powers.

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Checks and balances

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Gives each branch the means to restrain the powers of the other two.

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Impeachment

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The House of Reps may charge a president who is thought to be guilty of treason, bribery, or other high crimes. If the president is found guilty he is to be removed from office.

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Veto

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To reject.

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Override

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To overrule.

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Elastic Clause

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The constitution's necessary and proper clause.

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Electors

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Delegates selected by state governments.