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30 Cards in this Set
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constitution
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document that sets out the laws and principles of a government
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Articles of Confederation
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first constitution of the U. S.
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Northwest Ordinance (1787)
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law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory; it also set up a new way for new states to be admitted to the U.S.
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Shays' Rebellion (1786)
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revolt of Mass. farmers against increased taxes
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Constitutional Convention
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meeting of delegates from 12 states who wrote a constitution for the U.S.
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compromise
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settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement
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republic
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nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them
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federalism
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division of powers between the states and the national government
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reserved powers
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powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the states
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expressed powers
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powers delegated to the National Government
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popular sovereignty
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control by the people allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
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limited government
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the government is limited and people have rights and hold power
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legislative branch
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part of a government that passes laws
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judicial branch
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part of a government that decides if laws are carried out fairly
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executive branch
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part of a government that carries out the laws
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amend
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change
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due process
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right of every citizen to the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial
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checks and balances
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system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the other branches
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veto
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reject
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impeach
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bring formal charges against an official such as the President
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Virginia Plan
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plan proposed by Edmund Randolph and James Madison; called for a strong national government with 3 branches(legislative, executive and judicial) and a 2-house legislature (with seats based on a state's population
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New Jersey Plan
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plan proposed by William Paterson; also called for a 3-branch government but instead had a legislature with only 1 house (with each state having 1 vote in the legislature)
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Federalists
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supporters of the Constitution in the ratification debate in 1787; favored a strong national government
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Anti-federalists
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people who opposed the Constitution during the ratification debate in 1787
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representation
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voters elect representatives to make laws for them
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separation of powers
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system in which the power of a government is divided among separate branches
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The Great Compromise
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Roger Sherman's plan at the Constitutional Convention for a 2-house legislature; it settled differences between large and small states
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The Three-Fifths Compromise
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agreement of delegates to the Constitutional Convention that 3/5 of the slaves in any state be counted in its population
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Elastic Clause
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allows Congress to stretch its power to pass laws that it feels are "necessary and proper"
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The Bill of Rights
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first 10 amendments to the Constitution
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