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Grade 5
iCivics terms and essential ideas, anatomy of the Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ratify | approve or pass an amendment |
| execute | carry out a law |
| federalism | a system where the national government shares power with state government |
| republican | a representative form of government |
| propose | introduce an new amendment |
| 100 | number of senators in the U.S. Senate ( two per state) |
| The Bill of Rights | added to the Constitution to list rights not already in the Constitution |
| "supreme law of the land" | U.S. or federal laws described in the Constitution |
| 2 years | term (time they may serve) for members of the House of Representatives |
| Articles of Confederation | first plan of government for the United States |
| confederation | union of states with equal powers |
| no president, no national courts, no direct taxation | weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
| ordinance | an order or law made by a government |
| Northwest Ordinance | people living in NW Territories between the Mississippi River, Great Lakes, and the Ohio River could organize their own governments |
| American soldiers | people not paid from fighting in the Revolutionary War |
| Shays Rebellion | angry colonists shut down the courts to prevent them from taking their property |
| delegate | someone that you trust to represent your interests |
| Framers | delegates to the Philadelphia Convention, organized and wrote the Constitution, many were leaders during the RW or had served in Congress |
| Rhode Island | refused to send delegates because they were against changing the Articles of Confederation |
| George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin Frankliin | important delegates to the convention |
| George Washington | commander in chief of the American army during the Revolution, a great hero |
| "Father of the Constitution" | James Madison, ideas greatly influenced other delegates |
| Benjamin Franklin | printer, inventor, writer, foreign diplomat |
| Thomas Jefferson | main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | refused to attend the convention , feared a strong national government, tried to convince people to reject the Constitution |
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