Chapter 3 Vocab

Popular Sovereignty:

the political theory that government is subject to the will of the people

Articles of Confederation

agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government

Congress

legislature of the federal government of the United States

Bicameral

consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in the legislature

Confederation

an organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league

Sovereignty

supreme power or authority.

Ratify

to give official approval to

Ordinance

a law or regulation

Northwest Territory

The lands were to be divided into not fewer than three nor more than five smaller territories.

John Jay

statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, and negotiator

Depression

a period of low economic acity and wide-spead unemployment

Daniel Shays

a former Continental Army captain

George Washington

first president of the U.S, military officer, statesman, and founding father

Thomas Jefferson

3rd US president, statesman, Founding Father

James Madison

4th US president statesman, Founding Father

Alexander Hamilton

Founding father and statesman

Proportional

to be the same as or corresponding to

Compromise

an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants.

Enlightenment

a movement during the 1700s that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science would improve society

Federalism

the sharing of power between federal and state governments

Article

a part of a document such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject

Legislative branch

the branch of government that makes the nation’s laws

Executive branch

the branch of government headed by the president, that carries out the nation’s laws and policies

Judicial branch

the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation’s laws

Checks and Balances

the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful

Federalists:

supporters of the constitution

Antifederalists

individuals who opposed the ratification of the Constitution

What are the two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

no power to tax, no power to enforce laws

Why were the powers of the U.S government split up into 3 branches?

to ensure one branch will not have too much power

What was Daniel Shays in charge of?

being the rebellion leader

What was James Madison in charge of?

the constitution

What was Thomas Jefferson in charge of?

Writing the D.O.I

What was Alexander Hamilton in charge of?

the treasury