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Who was roger Sherman |
He is the only person to have signed all four great state papers of the United States: the Continental Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. Wikipedia |
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What is a federalists |
They supported the new constitution |
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What is an anti federalists |
They did not support the new constitution |
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A system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches |
Checks and balances |
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Having two deep law making chambers |
Bicameral |
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To fall in value |
Depreciate |
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John Locke |
Believed all people have the right of life liberty and property and he influences many ideas of the constitution |
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Montesquieu |
A French writer who declared in the spirits of law that government should be separated and balanced against each other |
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Manumission |
The freeing of individual enslaved persons |
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What were the articles of confederation Weakness approves? |
During the second continental congress appointed a committee to draw up a plan for a new central government the result was the AOCThey established a weak central government Weakness: Congress had no authority to raise money collected taxes Congress had no control over foreign trade Congress could not force states to carry outputs Laws All 13 states had to agree to any amendments making it nearly impossible to correct mistakes They were approved by a discussion on congress adopted in November 1777
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Shays rebellion |
Farmers hit economic trouble so they couldn’t see goods or pay taxes so officials put them in jail In 1786 angering farmers rebelled lead by a former continental captain Daniel shays he forced courts on western part of the state to close the goal was to stop judges from legally taking farmers land In January 1787 shaky lead a force of 1200 to a federal arsenal they wanted to seize guns and ammunition |
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North west territory |
The northwest ordinance passed in 1787 created a single northwest territory from lands north of the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi River |
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Branches of government |
Legislative lawmaking Executive executes or carries out the law headed by the president Judicial the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law |
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Constitutional convention |
In 1787 Hamilton orders a convention to discuss trade issues George Washington led it The Virginia plan(strong national government)and the New Jersey plan (single house and each state one vote) was proposed |
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A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
Republic |
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Having two separate lawmaking chambers |
Bicameral |
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A law |
Ordinance |
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economic activity slows in unemployment increases |
Depression |
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Fall in value |
Deprecated |
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A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands |
Compromise |
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Having the proper size in relation to other objects or items |
Proportional |
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Freeing of enslaved persons |
Manumission |
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Sharing power between the federal and state government |
Federalism |
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A change correction or improvement added to a document |
Amendment |
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Something done or sold that becomes and example for others to follow |
Precedent |
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A grow of advisers to a president |
Cabinet |
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Certificate to a promise to repay borrowed money in the future plus an additional amount of money called interest |
Bonds |
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Firmly favoring one party or faction |
Partisan |
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To legally overturn |
Nullify |
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A meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections |
Cacus |
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The idea that states should have all the power that the constitution does not give to the federal government forbid To the state |
States rights |
