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Wilson Ch. 2.1
AP Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unalienable | based on nature and God, and not on the whims or preferences of people |
| Articles of Confederation | a weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War |
| Constitutional Convention | Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution |
| Shay's Rebellion | A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes |
| Virginia Plan | Proposal to create a strong central government organized into three governmental branches; two house legislature |
| New Jersey Plan | Proposal to create a weak national government; to amend the old Articles, not replace; each state one vote regardless of population |
| Great Compromise | Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state |