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5th Soc Study #10

5th Grade Social Studies

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A change, or addition, to the constitution Amendment
People Opposed to the new U.S. Constitution and its emphasis on a strong National Government AntiFederalist
First Plan of government for the United States, in effect from 1781 to 1789. It gave more power to the states than to the central Government Articles of Confederation
First ten Amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791 Bill of Rights
System set up by the Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check or limit, the power of the other branches Checks and balances
Settlement of a disagreement in which each side agrees to give up part of its demands compromise
Meeting of delegates who met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1787 and replaced the articles of confederation with the constitution Constitutional Convention
Person chosen to represent others Delegate
Part of the government, headed by the President, that carries out the laws Executive Branch
Refers to the national government Federal
supporters of a strong national government and in favor of adopting the Constitution Federalists
Agreement at the constitutional Convention to create a Congress with two houses, first proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut Great Compromise
Economic condition in which prices rise very quickly Inflation
part of the government that decides the meaning of laws Judicial Branch
Part of the government that passes laws Legislative Branch
Proposal during the Constitutional Convention that each state should have the same number of representatives in Congress New Jersey Plan
Federal order that divided the Northwest territory into smaller territories and created a plan for how the territories could become states Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Introduction to the Constitution, beginning, " We the People of the United States..." Preamble
To officially approve ratify
Powers in the constitution that are left to the individual states reserved powers
division of power among the three branches of the federal government under the constitution Separation of Powers
revolt of Massachusetts farmers against high state taxes, led by Daniel Shays Shays Rebellion
Series of essays in 1787 and 1788 by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Jon Jay that urged support of the new Constitution The Federalist
agreement made at the Constitutional Convention that only three-fifths of the slaves in a state would be counted for representation and tax purposes Three-Fifths Compromise
Power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress Veto
Proposal during the Constitutional Convention that Congress be given greater power over the states and that large states have more representatives in Congress than small states Virginia Plan
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