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Articles of Confederation
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First plan of government for the United States, in effect from 1781 to 1789. It gave more power to the states then to the central government.
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ratify
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To officially aprove.
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legislative branch
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Part of the government that passes laws.
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executive branch
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Part of the government, headed by the president, that carries out the laws.
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judicial branch
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Part of the government that decides the meaning of laws.
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inflation
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Economic condition in which prices rise very quickly.
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Shays' Rebellion
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Revolt of Massachusetts farmers against high state taxes, led by Daniel Shays.
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Federal order that divided the Northwest Territory into smaller territories and created a plan for how the territories could become states.
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delegate
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Person chosen to represent others.
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Constitutional Convention
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Meeting of delegates who met in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, in 1787 and replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution.
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Virginia Plan
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Proposal during the Constitutional Convention that Congress be given greater power over the states and that large states have more representatives in Congress then small states.
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New Jersey Plan
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Prosal during the Constitutional Convention that each state should have the same number of representatives in Congress.
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compromise
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Settlement of a disagreement in which each side agrees to give up part of it's demands.
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Great Compromise
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Agreement at the Constitutional Convention to create a Congress with two houses. First proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
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Three-Fiths Compromise
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Agreement made at the Constitutional Convention that only three-fiths of the slaves in a state would be counted for representation and tax purposes.
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Preamble
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Introduction to the Constitution, beginning, "We the People of the United States...".
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reserved powers
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Powers in the Constitution that are left to the individual states.
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separation of powers
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Division of power among the three branches of the federal government under the Constitution.
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checks and balances
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System set up by the Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check, or limit, the powers of the other branches.
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veto
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Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress.
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Federalist
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Supporter of a strong natural government and in favor of adopting of the Constitution.
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federal
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Refers to the national government.
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Antifederalists
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Person opposed to the new U.S. Constitution and it's emphasis on a strong national government.
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The Federalist
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Series of essays in 1787 and 1788 by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay that urged support of the new Constititution.
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amendment
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A change, or addition, to the Constitution.
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Bill of Rights
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First ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791.
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