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Constitution
A document that sets out the fundamental principles of governance and establishes the institutions of government
republic
a government ruled by representatives of the people
articles of confederation and perpetual union
a governing document that created a union of thirteen sovereign states in which the states, not the national government were supreme
unicameral
a one-house legislature
shay’s rebellion
a popular uprising against the government of the Massachusetts
constituitonal convention
a meeting attended by the state delegates in 1787 to fix the articles of confederation
writ of habeas corpus
the right of people detained by the government to know the charges against them
bills of attainder
when the legislature declares someone guilty without a trial
ex post facto laws
laws punishing people for acts that were not crimes at the time they were commited
virginia plan
a plan of government calling for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature, where more populous states would have more representation in congress.
new jersey plan
a plan of government that provided for a unicameral legislature with equal votes for each states
grand committee
a committee at the constitutional convention that worked out the compromise on representation
great (connecticut) compromise
an agreement for a plan of the government that drew upon both the virginia and new jersey plans, it settled issues of state representation by calling for a bicameral legislature with a house of representatives apportioned proportionately and a senate apportioned equally.