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41 Cards in this Set
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Vocab Word |
Definition
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Articles of Confederation |
first failed government before the Constitution |
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ratification |
an approval of an act
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Directions: IN YOUR OWN WORDS, type the definition for each Constitution vocab word/words. Once you have all of the definitions filled in, you will need to go to cram.com and turn them into flashcards complete with pictures. Watch the cram.com instruction video on the class website. You will find instructions under tab #6 Creating the Constitution. Look for "Constitution Vocab to know."
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levy |
To make a tax
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Founders (or Framers) |
a carpenter or builder
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Virginia Plan |
2 houses: House of Representatives and Senate with 3 branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
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New Jersey Plan |
1 house, each state had equal vote
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Great Compromise |
each state has equal votes in Senate
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Three-Fifths Compromise |
3/5 of slave population was counted for taxes and representation
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Executive Branch |
enforced laws
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Judicial Branch |
interpreted laws
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Legislative Branch |
created laws
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Checks & Balances |
each branch of government can limit the power of other branches
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Antifederalists |
people who thought the Constitution took too much power away from the states and gave it to the government
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Federalists |
people who supported the Constitution
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Federalism |
power is shared between the federal government and the states
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majority rule |
the motion with the most votes is passed
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amendment |
a change to a document |
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Bill of Rights |
a document protecting people's rights |
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House of Representatives |
a house where each state is represented by its population
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Senate |
a house where each state has an equal amount of representatives
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Congress |
part of legislative branch |
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Popular Sovereignty |
a document saying that the government should not interfere with things like slavery in a territory
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Republicanism |
Republican government
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separation of powers |
separating power between branches of the government, so nobody gets too much power |
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limited government |
a government which has limted powers
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bicameralism |
a government which owns two legislative houses |
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judicial review |
the power of the judicial branch to claim laws "Un-Constitutional" |
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impeachment |
formal charges against a public official
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quorum |
the number of members needed to be present to pass a law |
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revenue |
the government's income, usually through taxes |
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veto |
to refuse a bill |
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naturalization |
the rights of a citizen
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elastic clause |
part of Constitution where Congress can pass laws for carrying out the list of powers |
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natural born citizen |
a citizen born directly in a country
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electoral college |
voters in a state who decide who they want to elect as president and vice president |
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Supreme Court |
the highest court in the U.S. |
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suffrage |
the right to vote
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due process of law |
no citizen can be denied their legal rights |
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bail |
money given as a compensation to get someone out of jail, but they have to return at a certain time
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Constitution |
a document stating the laws of the U.S. |
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