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Unalienable
A basic right that is based on nature
Articles of Confederation
A constitution created during the Revolutionary War that failed
Constitutional Convention
A meeting in 1787 that made a new constitution
House of Representatives
________ has representation based on population.
Shays’s Rebellion
Soldiers tried to prevent foreclosures of farms from high interest and tax rates through a rebellion
Virginia Plan
Strong national government, with representation proportional to population
New Jersey Plan
Weak national government, with representation the same for all states. Amendment to the Articles
The Great Compromise
Two chambers, one that suffices each plan (proportional and equivalent representation)
Representation
________ is the same for all states.
Jefferson
________ tried to get a clause opposing the slave trade in the Declaration of Independece.
Republic
Elected representatives, who represent the population, make decisions
Judicial Review
The Supreme Court can declare laws as unconstitutional
There were two main plans that the delegates debated over about representation
the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
Shayss Rebellion
1787 Revolutionary War veterans feared losing their property to tax collectors
Issue
how to have a government strong enough to preserve order but not so strong that it would threaten liberty
Aristotle
Democracy can decay into an oligarchy or tyranny
John Locke
People exist in a state of nature, but desire for self-preservation of liberties will want them to have a government that will protect their liberties
Thomas Hobbes
Absolute, supreme leader needed
No Bill of Rights included in the Constitution
even the Antifederalists wanted it, why
Greatest Compromise
slaves were deemed as ⅗ of other people, and they would be added to the number of free people to make up the population for representation in the House
Unalienable
A basic right that is based on nature
Articles of Confederation
a constitution created during the Revolutionary War that failed
Constitutional Convention
the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
Shays’s Rebellion
soldiers tried to prevent foreclosures of farms from high interest and tax rates through a rebellion
Virginia Plan
Strong national government, with representation proportional to population
New Jersey Plan
Weak national government, with representation the same for all states. Amendment to the Articles.
The Great Compromise
two chambers, one that suffices both the Virginia and New Jersey Plan (proportional and equivalent representation)
Republic
Elected representatives, who represent the population, make decisions
Judicial Review
The power for the Supreme Court to declare laws as unconstitutional
Federalism
Distribution of government power in the national and state level
Enumerated
Powers exclusively for the national government
Reserved
Powers exclusively for the state governments
Concurrent
Powers shared by both the national and state governments
Checks and Balances
Power split between the three branches, each of the branches can check the power of the others in order to create balance
Separation of Powers
authority shared by the three branches
Faction
A group with specific political interest
Federalists
Proponents of the Constitution and a strong national government
Anti-federalists
Opponents of the Constitution and favor a weak national government
Coalition
alliance of groups
Habeas Corpus
Order to bring an arrested person in front of a judge
Bill of Attainder
Declaring a person without a trial to be guilty is a crime
Ex post facto law
Makes an action criminal, even though the action was legal when it was committed
Bill of Rights
First 10 amendments in the Constitution
Line-item Veto
An executive veto where you can block a particular part in a bill
Federalism
Distribution of government power in the national and state level
Enumerated
Powers exclusively for the national government
Reserved
Powers exclusively for the state governments
Concurrent
Powers shared by both the national and state governments
Checks and Balances
Power split between the three branches, each of the branches can check the power of the others in order to create balance
Separation of Powers
Authority shared by the three branches
Faction
A group with specific political interest
Federalists
Proponents of the Constitution and a strong national government
Antifederalists
Opponents of the Constitution and favor a weak national government
Coalition
Alliance of groups
Habeas Corpus
Order to bring an arrested person in front of a judge
Bill of Attainder
Declaring a person without a trial to be guilty is a crime
Ex post facto law
Makes an action criminal, even though the action was legal when it was committed
Bill of Rights
First 10 amendments in the Constitution
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