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21 Cards in this Set
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Constitution |
a document that establishes the laws and principles of government |
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Bill Of Rights |
lists the freedoms which the government promises to protect |
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Articles of Confederation |
1st constitution of the USA, a loose alliance of states that contained a Congress but lacked a president (Weak central government) |
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Shay's Rebellion |
1786 revolt by Massachusetts farmers who were angry over taxes |
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Constitutional Convention |
a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 to REVISE the Articles of Confederation They decided to REPLACE the articles |
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bicameral |
TWO houses of Congress |
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separation of powers |
Montesquieu's ideas about not letting 1 part of the government have two much power 3 BRANCHES |
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Preamble |
introduction to the US Constitution states the farmers goals |
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checks and balances |
a system built into the Constitution that allows each branch to check the power of the other 2 branches |
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federalism |
division of power between the states and the central government |
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impeach |
to bring formal charges against someone to accuse of wrongdoing |
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amend |
to change there have been 27 amendments to the US Constitution |
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Federalists |
supporters of the new Constitution and a strong central government |
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Anti-federalists |
opponents of the Constitution favored stronger state governments and a weaker central government |
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Legislative Branch |
lawmaking branch PASSES the laws US Congress |
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Executive Branch |
carries out the laws ENFORCES the laws The President |
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Judicial Branch |
applies the law decided if the laws are carried out fairly Supreme Court |
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judicial review |
power of the Supreme Court to declare laws passed by Congress or acts of the president Unconstitutional |
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Cabinet |
the official advisors of the President |
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bill |
a proposed idea for a law |
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Federalist Papers |
a series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay and Alexander Hamilton in support of ratifying the new US Constitution |
