Social Studies Flash Cards

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Articles of Confederation

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first failed government before the Constitution

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ratification

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the approval of a document or law

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levy

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create a tax

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Founders (or Framers)

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people that created the Constitution

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Virginia Plan

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an idea for a government with 3 branches and representation according to a state's population

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New Jersey Plan

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an idea for a government where each state only gets one vote

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Great Compromise

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the agreement that a government will have 3 branches and each state will have equal representation in one house and representation based on state population in another house

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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the agreement between the government and Southern states that only three-fifths of the slave population an be countedfor in the state populations

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Executive Branch

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enforces laws

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Judicial Branch

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interprets laws

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Legislative Branch

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makes laws

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Checks & Balances

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each branch of goverment can use checks, balances, or controls over the other branches

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Antifederalists

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citizens who were against the government

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Federalists

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people who were with the government

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Federalism

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type of governement that shares power with different branches

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majority rule

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more that half of a group of people has more power than the rest

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amendment

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an addition to a document

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Bill of Rights

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the first ten amendments that state a persons natural rights

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House of Representatives

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the lower part of government

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Senate

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a council of 100 represenatatives (2 from each state)

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Congress

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The part of governement that contains the House of Representatives and the Senate

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Popular Sovereignty

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The rule of government which is sustained by concent of the people

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Republicanism

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The idea of governing a country like a republic

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separation of powers

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the spread of power between three branches of government

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limited government

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a system in which a legalized force is restricted

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bicameralism

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mixed government

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judicial review

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legislative and executive actions are reviewed by the judiciary

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impeachment

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to remove someone from office because of a crome they committed

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quorum

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the least amount of members an assembly can have

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revenue

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income

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veto

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to prevent a bill from becoming a law

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naturalization

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when an immigrant becomes a legal US citizen

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elastic clause

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a statement from the Constitution

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natural born citizen

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a US citizen that was born in the US

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electoral college

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a council of people representing the states who vote to see who will become president

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Supreme Court

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the highest court in the judicial system

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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due process of law

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fair treatment through a trial

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bail

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the temporary release of an accused person awaiting a trial

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Constitution

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the second attempt at a US governemnt that succeeded

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