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17 Cards in this Set
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Unalienable |
A human right based on nature or God, natural rights |
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Articles of confederation |
Because 1st constitution semi: although considered weak, it governed the US between 1781 and 1789 |
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Constitutional convention |
A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution |
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Shay's rebellion |
A 1787 rebellion in which former Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosure of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes |
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Virginia plan |
Proposal to have a strong national government with a bicameral Congress based on state population |
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New Jersey plan |
Proposal have a weak national government with an unicameral Congress equally represented by each state |
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Connecticut compromise |
Often referred to as the great compromise, a plan to have bicameral Congress with a house of representative based on state population in a Senate equally represented by 2 senators from each state. |
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Republic |
A government in which elected representatives make decisions |
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Federalists |
Supporters of the Constitution who favor a strong national government |
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Anti-Federalists |
Those who were opposed to the Constitution |
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Habeas Corpus |
In order to produce an arrested person before a judge to be formally charged with a crime |
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Bill of attainder |
A law that the Claire's a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime |
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Ex post facto laws |
A law that makes an app criminal although the Act was legal when it was committed |
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Declaration of Independence |
The document approved by their representatives of the American colonies in 1776 the stated their grievances against the British monarchy and declared their independence |
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Consent of the governed |
The idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people |
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Limited Government |
The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on goverment to protect the natural rights of citizens |
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US constitution |
The document written and 1787 and ratified in 1788 that set forth the institutional structure of us government and the tasks these institutions perform |
