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42 Cards in this Set
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Wrote some of the first dictionaries and spellers in the U.S.
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Noah Webster
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Dictionaries
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Philadelphia Convention
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produced the present Constitution of the United States
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The Spirit Laws
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Montesquieu
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don't skew from the people
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English philosopher
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Hobbes
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his hobby was to
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James Madison
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Virginia Plan
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Pennsylvania militia routs Congress, 1783
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Unpaid Revolutionary War verterans staged a protest
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Northwest posts
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British fur-trading posts
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Northwest Ordinance 1787
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Set up the framework of government in the Northwestern Territory
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Shay's Rebellion
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indebted landowners in Massachusetts blocked access to courts and prevented the government from arresting or repossessing the property of those in debt.
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Annapolis Convention, 1786
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A precursor to the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Judiciary Branch
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interprets laws
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Interstate relations
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No state is allowed to form a compact with another state or with forgein power without consent of Congress
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Amendment process
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proposed by 2/3 of hte members and added to the Constitution by a 3/4 vote
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Supremacy clause
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all federal laws and treaties were "supreme law of the land" which overrided any state laws or state constitutional provisions to the contrary
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Ratification
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to be agreed upon
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Checks and Balances
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so no one branch can become too powerful
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Separation of Power
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The powers of the government are divided between three branches
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Committee System
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after a bill is introduced it is assigned to a small group of legislators for review
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Majority leader
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person elected, by the majority of Congress, to be the leader of the majority party
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Majority Whip
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person who tells members of the majority part in Congress how they should vote
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Gerrymander
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practice of drawing boundary lines of Congressional voting districts
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resembled a salamander
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Bills become law
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introduced to committee, then House of Reps, then voted by Senate
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House of Representatives
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considered the "lower house"
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Senate
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considered the "upper house"
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Executive branch
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enforces laws
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The Critical Period of American History
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Fiske coined this term
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Antifederalists
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opposed ratification of the Constitution
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Newburgh Conspiracy
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George Washington refused to support the plan brought about in this meeting
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Articles of Confederation
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first form of government
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Constitution
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established federal government today
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Legislature
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makes laws
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Logrolling
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exchanging votes for each others' pet bills
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having pet logs
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Riders
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unrelated clauses added to a bill to ensure its passing or failing
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Quorum
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minimum number of members in Congress
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Seniority
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a member of Congress moves up as long has he is reelected
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Great Compromise
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Connecticut Plan
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Connecticut was great at compromising
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Virginia Plan
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two-house
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New Jersey Plan
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called for one-house
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Connecticut Plan
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two-house Congress with both types of representation
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North-South Compromise
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3/5
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3/5 clause
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slaves considered 3/5 person
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Beard thesis
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Beard wrote that the Constitution was written not to ensure a democratic government for the people, but to protect the economic interests of its writers
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