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American Govt Ch 1/2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3/5 compromise | all free persons should be counted, and also 3/5 of all other persons should be counted towards a state's population |
| Anti-Federalists | opposed radification |
| articles of confederation | first constitution of the US to unite the colonies |
| bicameral | two-house legislature |
| charter | a written grant of from the king |
| Connecticut Compromise | made Congress bicameral |
| English Bill of Rights | prohibited a standing army in peacetime, except with the consent of Parliment, and required that all parlimentary elections be free |
| Federalists | favored radification |
| limited government | a government that is limited in what they can do |
| Magna Carta | the great charter, gave the people protection from arbitrary acts by the king |
| New Jersey Plan | wouldve kept the unicameral Congress of Confederation, with each of the States equally represented |
| representative government | government should serve the will of the people had also been developing in England for centuries |
| unicameral | one house legislature |
| Virginia Plan | called for new government with three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial |
| Mayflower Compact | document drawn up by Pilgrim leaders in 1620 on the ship Mayflower stating that laws were to be made for the general good of the people. |
| Shay's Rebellion | rebellion of angry farmers led by Daniel Shay emphasizing the need for a true national government. |
| Thomas Hobbes | state of nature; protect themselves (self interest) humans rationally joined together to form a civil society |
| Declaration of Independence | signed in 1776, it is a list of beliefs held by the colonists which stated their reasons for going to war with England |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | layout procedures and establishing govt in NW. models for organizing western territories later |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | procedures for surveying land, township six mi square. divided b 36 to give 640 acres.. one reserved for school income |
| Human rights | Rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on gov., which include life, liberty, and persuit of happiness |
| Unitary government | centralized government - local governments only have |
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