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The Constitution

Vocabulary dealing with the Constitution

TermDefinition
Federalists A political group, led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, that supported the ratification of the Constitution and the creation of a federal form of government ( strong central government)
Anti-Federalists A political group that opposed the ratification of the Constitution out of fear of the government becoming too strong and because it didn't have a bill of rights.
Interstate commerce Trade that involves more than one state
Bicameral legislature A legislature made up of two chambers, or parts. An example of this is the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Great Compromise A plan for a bicameral legislature in which one chamber would be based on population and the other chamber would represent each state equally. The House of Representatives being the one based on population, and the Senate the one represented equally.
Three-fifths compromise A compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention by which three-fifths of all slaves were to be counted for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.
Constitutional Convention The meeting of delegates from the 13 states that was held in Philadelphia in 1787 for the purpose of amending the Articles of Confederation. Instead, the delegates wrote a new constitution (the U.S constitution)
Shay's Rebellion A rebellion of angry farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786, led by Daniel Shays. This rebellion emphasized the need for a true national government.
Unicameral legislature A legislature with only one chamber.
Confederation A league of independent states that are united only for the purpose of achieving common goals.
First Continental Congress A gathering of delegates from twelves of the thirteen colonies, held in 1774 to protest the Coercive Acts.
Second Continental Congress The congress of the colonies that met in 1775 to assume the powers of a central government and to establish a army.
Mayflower Compact A document drawn up by pilgrim leaders in 1620 on the ship Mayflower, in which they set up a government and promised to obey its laws.
Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S Constitution. They list the basic freedoms that every individual is entitled to.
Jamestown First English settlement in America, located in Virginia and was established in 1607.
Boston Tea Party A rebellion in 1773 against British taxation , in which the colonists dumped chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor as a gesture of tax protest.
Faction A group of persons forming a cohesive minority.
Tyranny The unrestrained exercise of power by an oppressive individual or government.
Rule of Law A basic principle of government that requires those who govern to act in accordance with established law.
Federal system A form of government that provides for a division of powers between a central government and several regional governments.
Commerce clause The clause in Article 1, Section 8, that gives Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce.
Separation of powers The principle of dividing governmental powers among the legislature, the executive, and the judicial branches of government.
Checks and balances A major principle of US government in which each of the three branches is given the means to check ( to restrain or balance) the action of the others.
Veto power A constitutional power that enables the president to reject legislation and return it to the legislature with reasons for the rejection. This prevents or at least delays the bill from becoming law.
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