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25 Cards in this Set
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amendment
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a change in or addition to the constitution
-2/3 of each house -3/4 of the state legs |
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Antifederalists
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valued liberty
state's rights, less fed power prefered small republic |
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Articles of Confederation
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established 1781
too weak to rule effectively |
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Charles Beard
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Historian
argued that the Constitution was designed to protect FARMERS ECONOMIC SELF INTEREST *most don't agree w/him |
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bill of attainder
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a law that declares someone guilty with out trial
-not allowed to be pass (said so in const) |
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Bill of Rights
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First 10 ammendments to the constitution
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checks and balances
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the power of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches to block some acts by the other two branches
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coalition
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James Madison
a theory that different intersets must come togeather in order for government to work -> basic Federalist idea |
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Constitutional Convention
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meeting in 1787
revision of the Art of Confed |
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ex post facto law
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a law that makes an act an illegal after it was commited
increases the penalty for a crime after it was commited changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier |
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faction
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James Madison
people in society who (are not virtuous) seek their own self interest, rather than the good of the people |
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federalism
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a political system, where power is shared by a national and state government
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Federalist No. 10
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James Madison
liberty is safest in a large republic |
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Federalist Papers
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85 essasys written by Alexander Hamiltion, James Madison, and John Jay
published to convince New York to ratify the constitution |
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Great Compromise
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compromise of the Virginia and New Jersey plans= Conneticut compromise
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judicial review
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power of courts to rule congress unconstitutional
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line-item veto
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the ability to only ratify part of a bill
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natural rights
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basic human rights, God given protection, should always be protected in democracy
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New Jersey Plan
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small states
anti-population based representation William Patterson |
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republic
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system of representation
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separation of powers
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checks
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Shay's Rebellion
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1787
Rev war veterans demand $$ feared losing their property government had a hard time handeling them, supported change of Articles of Confed |
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unailenable rights
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rights based on nature
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Virginia Plan
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large states
proposed not a revision of the Art of Confed, but a new government strong national gov James Madison |
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writ of habeas corpus
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crimminal in question must be presented before a judge, to deam them worthy of trial
- purpose is to prevent illegal arrests and unlawful imprisionment |
