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Origins of Am. Govt

Unit 2 Batty

TermDefinition
Limited Government Government is not all powerful; it can be restricted in what it does
Magna Carta Established limitations on the power of the English King
Charter A written grant of authority from the king
Bicameral Legislature having two houses
Popular Sovereignty The people rule
First Continental Congress Formed after Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts
Second Continental Congress Met after the "shot heard round the world". Approved the Declaration of Independence and became the United State's 1st government
Articles of Confederation The first government for the U.S. Written by the Second Continental Congress after the Declaration of Independence.
Ratification Formal Approval
Virginia Plan Plan for the new system of government, largely written by James Madison
New Jersey Plan Small state plan for the new government
Connecticut Compromise Also called the Great Compromise. Settled the disagreement between the large and small states
Three-fifths Compromise Slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise No taxes on exports and slave trade could continue for 20 years
Federalists Favored ratification of the constitution
Anti-Federalists Were against ratification of the constitution
Bill of Rights First 10 amendments to the constitution promised to get big states to ratify the constitution
The Federalists Paper Essays written in support of the constitution by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
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