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Term | Definition |
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Constitutition | a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
Bicameral | consist of two house, or chambers, especially in a legilative |
Philadelphia | Where the constitution was formed |
Republic5 | a government where citizens rule by election |
Articles of Confederation | a new form of central government that does not give the government to much power |
Second Continental Congress | A group of people determined to find a fair government |
Petition | apply to |
Ordinance | Law |
Northwest Terriotory | the land north of the Ohio River |
Ordinance of 1785 | where they spit up parts Ohio into townships |
Shay's Rebellion | When farmers got mad about the amount of power the government had, and the economic crisis and formed a rebellion! |
James Madison | the father of the constitution |
Convention | a meeting |
Grand Compromise | where they formed an agreement between the large/small state plan. |
Three-Fifths Compromise | For every 5 slaves 3 were considered real people, aka: population, and for tax |
Federalism | sharing power between federal and state government |
Three Branches of Government | Included: Legislative: Congress Executive: president and Judicial:supreme court |
Checks and Balances | a system built because people did not want any one of the branches of government to be over powered. |
Federalist | Agrees with the form of government |
Antifederalist | disagrees with the form of government |
Amendment | a law |
Julia Yagodinski | The person that is going to get an A+ on this test :D YOU GO GURL :D |