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26 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
An early plan for the new American government |
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ratify |
to approve or accept something |
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legislative branch |
the part of government that makes laws |
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executive branch |
the part of government that puts laws into effect |
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judicial branch |
the part of government that makes sure laws are understood correctly |
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inflation |
an economic condition in which prices rise very quickly |
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Shays’ Rebellion |
an uprising of farmers who were angry about state taxes |
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Northwest Ordinance |
a plan for dividing the Northwest Territory |
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delegate |
a person who represents other people at a meeting |
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Constitutional Convention |
a meeting where delegates came up with the Constitution |
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Virginia Plan |
a plan giving states with more people more representatives |
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New Jersey Plan |
a plan giving each state the same number of representatives |
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compromise |
an agreement reached after each side gives up something |
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Great Compromise |
a plan that split Congress into the House of Representatives and the Senate |
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Three-Fifths Compromise |
counting only some enslaved people as part of a state’s population |
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Preamble |
the beginning part of the Constitution |
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reserved powers |
powers that are “reserved,” or left, for the states |
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separation of powers |
dividing a government into branches with separate powers |
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checks and balances |
a system to make sure that no branch of government becomes |
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veto |
to refuse to sign into law |
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Federalists |
people who supported the Constitution |
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federal |
related to the national government |
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Antifederalists |
people who were against the Constitution |
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The Federalist |
a group of essays in support of the Constitution |
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amendment |
a change or addition to the Constitution |
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Bill of Rights |
the first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
