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40 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
a plan for the national government that was ratified in 1781
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ratification
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an act of offical confirmation
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levy
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to impose or raise a tax
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Founders (or Framers) |
a system of government in which power is shared between the national or federal government and the states |
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Virginia Plan
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proposal for a two-house legislature with representation according to each state's population or wealth |
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New Jersey Plan |
proposal for a legislature in which ech state would have one vote |
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Great Compromise
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agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house |
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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agreement that three-fifths of a state's slave population would be counted for representation and taxation |
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Executive Branch
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branch that enforces laws |
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Judicial Branch
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branch that interprets laws |
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Legislative Branch |
branch that makes laws |
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Checks & Balances
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the ability of each branch of government to exercise checks, or controls, over the other branches |
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Antifederalists
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people who do not agree with the ratification of the constitution |
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Federalists
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people who agree with the ratification of the constitution |
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Federalism |
a government system where power is shared between the national government and the states |
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majority rule
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a government system where more than half of the group holds the power to make decisions including the entire group |
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amendment
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an addition to a document
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
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House of Representatives
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the lower house of the United States government |
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Senate |
part of a legislative government |
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Congress
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the national legislative body |
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Popular Sovereignty
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a system where issues are decided by the citizens or voters
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Republicanism
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governing the people rather than being the subjects of the head of state
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separation of powers
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serperation of powers into the three branches of government |
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limited government
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a government with restricted limits
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bicameralism |
two branches or houses of the legislative body |
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judicial review
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principle that states that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution |
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impeachment
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the process of accusing a public offical of wrongdoing |
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quorum
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the minimum number of members that must be present for offical business to take place |
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revenue
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income |
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veto
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to prevent from becoming a law |
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naturalization
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a way to give full citizenship to a person of foreign birth |
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elastic clause
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a statement granting Congress to pass necessary laws for carrying out lists of powers
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natural born citizen
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a citizen born in the United States, or parents who are U.S. citizens living outside the country
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electoral college
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a cast of votes for the president and vice president |
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Supreme Court
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the highest body in the judical branch
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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due process of law |
the government may not take away the citizens life, liberty, or presuit of hapiness |
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bail
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money paid by an arrested person to guarantee they will return for trial |
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Constitution |
a document with the rights of the American citizens
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