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Government Chap. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitution | A nations basic laws |
| Declaration of Independence | Document approved by representatives of the American colonies in 1776 that states their grievances against British monarch and declared their independence. |
| Natural Rights | rights inherited in human beings, not dependent on governments, which include like, liberty and poverty. |
| Consent of the Governed | According to John Locke, the required basis for government. |
| Limited Government | the idea that certain things are out of bounds for government because of the natural rights of citizens. |
| Articles of Confederation | the first constitution of the United States, adopted by Congress in 1777 and enacted in 1781. |
| Shay's Rebellion | a series of attacks on courthouse by a small band of farmers led by revolutionary war captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings. |
| U.S. Constitution | the document written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of U.S. government and the tasks these institutions preform. |
| Factions | Interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth that James Madison attacked in Federalist Paper No. 10. |
| New Jersey Plan | the proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. |
| Virginia Plan | the proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for representation of each state in Congress in proportion to that state's share of the U.S. population. |
| Connecticut Compromise | compromise reached at the Constitutional convention that established two houses of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | A court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody. |
| Separation of Powers | An important part of Madisonian. |
| Checks and Balances | designed to limit government's power by requiring that power to be balanced among different institutions |
| Republic | for of government that derives its power, directly or indirectly from the people. |
| Federalist | supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption |
| Anti-Federalist | opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption |
| Federalist Papers | collection of 85 articles written under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, drafted in response to some of the Anti-Federalist concerns. |
| Equal Rights Amendments | states "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." |
| Marbury vs. Madison | The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the Constitution |
| Judicial Review | power of the courts to determine whether acts of congress and by implication the execute are in accord with the U.S. Constitution |
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