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29 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation
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first constitution of the United States
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confederation
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political organization of sovereign states that combine for specific purposes
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Shays' Rebellion
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armed revolt by farmers against foreclosures
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civil discourse
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reasoned discussion, as opposed to emotional display
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Constitutional Convention
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meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the Constitution was written
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delegate
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person chosento act for or represent others
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federal system
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government plan dividing power between national and local
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national government
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organization of having central political authority in a nation
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proportional representation
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electoral system in which the number of representatives is based on the population of a state
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Great Compromise
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Connecticut plan to combine proportional and equal representation
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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each slave represented a portion of a person for the purpose of representation
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deliberative body
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a oegislative assembly that meets to debate issues
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Electoral College
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body of electors who actually choose the President
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enumerated powers
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powers specifically given to government in Constitution
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necessary and proper clause
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phrase in Constitution giving Congress unspecified power
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separated powers
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division of government powers between branches
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shared powers
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powers shared by both national and state govts
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bill of attainder
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act of legislature punishing individuals without judicial process
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ex post facto
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law that makes an act criminal after it was committed
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secede
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formal withdrawal of a constituent member from an alliance or federation
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supremacy clause
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phrase in Constitution making national law superior to local
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tariff
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tax on imported goods
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Anti-Federalists
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political leaders opposed to ratifying the Constitution
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ratification
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formal process of adopting the Constitution
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faction
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group that promotes there interests over the common good
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Federalists
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political leaders in support of ratifying the Constitution
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The Federalist
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essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay in support of Constitution
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majority tyranny
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when the majority fails to respect the rights and interests of the minority
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"new science of politics"
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Madison's term for a study of governing using reason, observation and history
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