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24 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
First Constitution of the US that had too many weakness. |
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1787 |
Year the Constitution was written |
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Philadelphia |
Location of the Constitutional Convention; also where the Continental Congress met |
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
First written constitution in America. Expanded voting rights to non-church members. |
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George Washington |
President of the Constitutional Convention |
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Virginia Plan |
Plan for the large states, based on population |
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New Jersey Plan |
Plan for the small states, equal per state |
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Great Compromise |
Combined the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan to form a bicameral legislature; House of Representatives and Senate |
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James Madison |
Father of the Constitution |
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Magna Carta |
Limited the power of the English King |
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VA House of Burgesses |
First representative assembly in the colonies;had a bi-cameral legislature |
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What did the U.S. Constitution replace? |
Articles of Confederation |
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Federalist position |
Wanted a strong national government, less state power |
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Anti-Federalist position |
Wanted strong state governments and a weak national government; they were afraid of tyranny |
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Ratification |
to approve |
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Legislative |
Branch that writes the laws |
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Executive |
Branch that enforces the laws |
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Judicial |
Branch that interprets the laws |
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Antifederalist Leaders |
George Mason Patrick Henry Sam Adams |
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Charles de Montesquieu |
French philosopher who believed government should be separated into 3 branches |
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Mayflower Compact |
1620 Plymouth Contract for self-government |
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William Blackstone |
English man who worked to make English law easier to read for all |
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Federalist Leaders
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Alexander Hamilton John Jay John Adams |
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3/5 Compromise
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A portion of slaves would be counted as part of population for taxation and representation purposes |
