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26 Cards in this Set
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the laws and plan of a nation's government
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constitution
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land that belongs to a national government but is not a state
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territory
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a large gathering of people for a particular reason
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conventioin
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a settling of differences where both sides give up something
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compromise
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the part of government that makes laws
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legislative branch
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the part of government that carries out laws
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executive branch
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the part of government that settles differences about the meaning of laws
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judicial branch
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to approve
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ratify
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a change or addition to a document
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amendment
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delegates from this state felt that states with more people should have more votes in Congress
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Virginia Plan
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small states wanted each state to have one vote in Congress regardless of population
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New Jersey Plan
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a group of people chosen by the President to give advice
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Cabinet
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a partnership
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alliance
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America's first national constitution
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Articles of Confederation
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a document listing actions that a government is not allowed to take; guarantees freedom of speech, press, religion, and right to a fair trial
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Bill of Rights
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Daniel Shay led farmers in a revolt against the new government's higher taxes by attacking an arsenal/weapons storage. The group was stopped by militia hired by Massachusets businessmen
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Shay's Rebellion
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a set of laws passed in 1787 to create a new government & the order by which new states formed from territories.
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Northwest Ordinance
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1796 elected 2nd U.S. President, a Federalist who curbed immigration by the Alien & Sedition Act which cost him reelection
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John Adams
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act passed by John Adams in 1798 saying an immigrant must wait 14 yrs. to become a citizen of the U.S. & an act making it a crime for anyone to write/print articles criticizing the government. Violates the 1st Amendment of the Constitution
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Alien & Sedition Acts
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proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut which called for two houses of Congress; the Senate would have the same number of votes per state while the House of Representatives would have votes determined by the number of people in the state
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Great Compromise
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a proposal that enslaved Africans would be counted into each state's population by a ration of 3:5 or 3 people = 5 enslaved persons
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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wealthy landowners, merchants & lawyers wanting the constitution to propose a strong central government opposed farmers who wanted more power in the states & a Bill of Rights included
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Federalist vs. Antifederalist
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1800 Virginia & Maryland gave lands for the new capital to be moved from New York to the banks of the Potomac River. It was a District so no state could claim it for special favors
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Washington, District of Columbia
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he kept us out of war, raised money to pay off Revolutionary War debt, established first National Bank, & set up a money system for the nation
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Accomplishments of George Washington
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a written report upon leaving office which advised the leaders of the U.S.A. to stay away from permanent alliances with foreign countries
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Washington's Farewell Address
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Alexander Hamilton formed the Federalist party which favored only well-educated landowners in government & a strong central government with a constitution versus Thomas Jefferson's AntiFederalists who wanted the common man to have a voice in government and demanded a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution; formed the Democratic-Republican Party
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1st Political Parties
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