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28 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
this established a confederation, which is a union in which the central government is subject to the state governments. This failed and was replaced by the Constitution |
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Shays Rebellion |
An incident in 1787, in western Massachusetts, that revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
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Northwest Ordinance |
Provided for the establishment of new States north and West of the Ohio River. |
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Amendment |
an addition or change |
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Constitutional Convention |
A convention to revise the articles of Confederation, this convention resulted in the Constitution of United States |
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Virginia Plan |
this called for representation according to state population |
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New Jersey plan
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this called for equal representation in Congress for each state |
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Connecticut compromise
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This called for a two house legislature. In the Senate there was equal representation. In the House of Representatives, there was a representation based on population. |
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Senate
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Each state has two senators, providing equal representation |
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House of Representatives
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the number of representatives for each state would be based on population |
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3/5 compromise
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this counted three of every five slaves representation and taxation |
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Federalist
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they wanted a system of government in which the power is divided between the states in the national government |
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Antifederalists
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they warned that the new constitution did not guarantee basic liberties such as the Freedom of religion. They wanted a system of government that would not allow the national government to take power away from the states. |
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Federalist papers
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these papers carefully explained each section of the proposed constitution, anticipating questions that might be raised by concerned citizens |
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Bill of Rights
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This was adopted in 1791, and consists of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
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Federal Republic
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a government controlled by its citizens through elected representatives. Power is divided between states and the national government |
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Legislative executive and judicial
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Three three branches of The American government. Legislative makes the laws. The president president president is in the executive branch. The judicial branch enforces the law. |
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Inauguration
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the formal ceremony in which the president is officially placed in office |
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Cabinet
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The name given to the president's advisers |
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Judiciary act of 1789
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Set up a federal court system as outlined in the constitution |
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Whiskey rebellion
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Farmers rose up in protest on the tax on whiskey |
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Mint act
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established a federal mint and provided for the coinage of gold, silver, and copper |
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Democratic-Republicans
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stood for states rights and opposed to expanding the powers of the federal government. They still first reconstruction of the Constitution |
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jay treaty |
A treaty with England
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Pinckney treaty
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a treaty with France |
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XYZ affair
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Three unofficial agents of the French government met the peace commission and insisted on a bride to start the negotiation process |
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Alien and sedation acts
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Feelings had to wait longer to become citizens and the president could deport those believed to be dangerous. It also made it a crime to publish false, scandalist, or malicious statements against the government. |
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Federalist era
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An era in which the Federalists held most of the power.
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