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16 Cards in this Set
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Bill of Rights |
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution added in 1791 to please the Anti-Federalists, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press. |
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Great Compromise |
1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate. Each state, regardless of size, would have 2 senators. |
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New Jersey Plan |
New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, "Small State Plan", in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress. |
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Virginia Plan |
Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, "Large State Plan" in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population |
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Federalist Papers |
A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to defend the Constitution in detail. |
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Constitutional Convention |
The meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution. |
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Federalists |
A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures. |
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Anti-Federalist |
A group who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1787. They opposed a strong central government (tyranny) and supported states' rights. |
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Three-Fifths Compromise |
Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes |
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Shay's Rebellion |
Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government and showed that the Articles of Confederation were not working. |
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Northwest Ordinance |
Significant achievement of the Articles of Confederation: established a system for setting up governments in the Western Territories so they could eventually join the Union. |
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Articles of Confederation |
1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) |
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Constitution |
Rules under which a government will operate |
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Compromise |
An agreement in which each side gives up some demands. |
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Ratify |
To approve |
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Slave Trade Compromise |
Compromise reached that allowed Congress to control trade but to make southerners happy they would allow the slave trade for 20 years. |
