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28 Cards in this Set
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Constitution |
Document that sets out the laws and principles of a government. |
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Articles of Confederation |
The first American Constitution, not a strong national government. |
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Shay's Rebellion |
Uprising by farmers in MA against taxes and the gov’t. |
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Legislative Branch |
Branch of government that makes and passes laws; House of Representatives and Senate. |
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Executive Branch |
Branch of government that carries out laws; President and governors. |
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Judicial Branch |
Branch of government that interprets laws and determines if they are constitutional; courts. |
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Virginia Plan |
Plan for a strong national government with the 3 branches, and representation in both houses would be based on a state’s population. |
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New Jersey Plan |
Plan for a strong national government with 3 branches, where each state would have the same number of representatives in Legislature. |
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Great Compromise |
Roger Sherman’s idea to settle dispute between big and small states, ends up being how our Legislative Branch is organized today. |
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3/5s Compromise |
Agreement to end dispute between Northern and Southern states what fraction of a state’s number of slaves would count towards its population. |
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Republic |
A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives. |
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Separation of Powers |
Dividing government into separate branches in order to keep any person or group from gaining too much power. |
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Federalism
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The division of power between states and the national government. |
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Electoral College |
Electors from every state that meet every four years to vote for the President. The number each state gets depends on its population. |
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Checks and Balances |
System by which each branch of government can check, or control, the actions of the other branches. |
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Ratify
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To approve. |
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Due Process
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The government must follow the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial. |
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Bill of Rights
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First ten amendments in the US Constitution, protecting our basic rights. |
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General Welfare |
Well-being of all the people. |
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Preamble |
The opening statement of the Constitution. |
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Representative Government |
Gov’t in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them. |
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Popular Sovereignty |
Idea that the people hold the final authority in gov’t. |
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Unconstitutional |
Not permitted by the Constitution. |
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Amendment
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A formal written change. |
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Constituents
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People that elect representatives, citizens that are represented. |
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House of Representatives |
Larger house of Congress, in which each state is represented according to its population. |
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Senate |
Smaller house in Congress, in which each state has two senators. |
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Supreme Court |
Highest court in the United States. |
