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27 Cards in this Set
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Shay's Rebellion
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A group of debt-ridden farmers who marched on the courts to stop the sale of farms for nonpayment of debts
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anarchy
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Complete disorder that can result from having no government or laws.
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nationalists
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People interested in strengthening the Union
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Constitutional Convention
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The meeting of delegates in Philadelphia that resulted in the drafting of the constitution
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Enlightenment
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Philosophical movement in which thinkers emphasized reason as the key to understanding nature, economics, and politics.
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Seperation of Powers
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The purpose for the three branches of Government
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Checks and Balances
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A government that balances one branch against another
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Virginia Plan
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A set of resolutions that proposed a national government with three branches: legislative, judicial, and executive.
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Seperation of powers
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the division of governmental power into executive, legislative, and judicial powers
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Proportional Representation
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representation based on population
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Great Compromise
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a plan providing for a two house congress. The House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Impeachment
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Bringing an official to trial for misconduct in office.
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Electoral College
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A body of electors
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Supremacy Clause
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Says that the laws and treaties of the United States must be upheld by the state courts.
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Ratification
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Final Approval
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Federalism
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The distribution of power between a central government and its political subdivisions
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Federalists
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Supporters of the constitution
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Antifederalists
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Those apposed to the constituion
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"The Federalist"
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A series of newspaper essays to persuade New York to favor the constitution
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faction
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an interest group
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Bill of Rights
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The first ten amendments to the constitution
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Founding Fathers
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The delegates to the Constitutional Cconvention
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Judicial Review
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The power to declare a law unconstitutional
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Elastic Clause
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Permits Congress to pass laws as necessary to carry out its existing powers.
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Cabinet
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President's formal group of advisors
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Senatorial Courtesy
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When a president consults with the senators of the same political party before appointing federal officials in their home state.
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Executive Priviledge
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Is the right of the president to refuse to appear before a congeressional committee
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