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35 Cards in this Set
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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Stated that the human mind was created free of government control.
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John Locke
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English philosopher that conceived the idea of "Natural Rights."
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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 from the work in their homes.
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Benjamin Franklin
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An early supporter of the confederation of states.
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Articles of Confederation
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A plan for adopting a "Perpetual Union."
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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This ordinance marked off the land into townships and divided each township into 640-acre tracts.
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Northwest Ordinance
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This act established a system for governing the Northwest territory.
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Depression
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A sharp drop in business activity accompanied by rising unemployment.
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Daniel Shays
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A former Revolutionary war captain.
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Shays' Rebellion
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Farmers shut down debtor courts and stopped property auctions.
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Constitutional Convention
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Congressional leaders issued a call for a Constitutional Convention to strengthen the government.
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James Madison
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A delegate to Congress.
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Edmund Randolph
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Triggered a heated debate with the Virginia Plan.
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Virginia Plan
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A proposal to restructure the government.
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Federalism
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A division of powers between a strong central government and state governments.
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Bicameral
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Government made up of two houses.
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Roger Sherman
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Proposed a two house legislature.
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The Great Compromise
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Granted each state, regardless of size, an equal voice in the upper house, and proportional power in the lower house.
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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Said that only 3/5 of a state's slave population would be able to represent themselves.
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Tariff
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A tax on imported or exported goods.
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Anti-federalists
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Feared a strong national government.
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Federalists
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Favored ratification.
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Electors
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Delegates selected by the state governments.
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The Federalist
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A collection of essays turned into a book.
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Delegated Powers
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Powers the people or government regularly use.
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Reserved Powers
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Legal powers that are almost never used.
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Concurrent Powers
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The powers held jointly by the federal and state governments.
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Supremacy Clause
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It clearly ranks the U.S Constitution above all federal laws and state laws.
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Separation of Powers
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Prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
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Checks and Balances
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Gives the other branches a way to restrain one of the others.
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Impeachment
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Putting the President on trial.
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Veto
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Reject bills passed by Congress.
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Override
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Overrule a Presidential veto.
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Elastic Clause
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Increased the Constitution's flexibility.
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