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TCAP 2-Constitution
Confederation to Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st American government; state governments much more powerful than the national government |
| Shay's Rebellion | uprising of farmers over foreclosure on their farms that convinced people that the Articles of Confederation were too weak |
| Virginia Plan | the # of representatives in Congress would be based on population; states with larger populations would have more power |
| New Jersey Plan | the # of representatives in Congress would be equal for each state; this plan favored by the small states |
| Great (Connecticut) Compromise | Senate would have equal representation from each state; House of Representatives would be based on population |
| census | counting the population of the US every 10 years to to determine how many representatives each state has in the House of Reps. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | settled the issue of representation and taxation in the South; 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted for population and taxes to be paid by slaveholders |
| Federalism | sharing of power between the national and state governments, resulting in a stronger federal (national) government than held under confederation |
| separation of powers | dividing the power of the government into three branches that have distinct responsibilities |
| legislative branch | branch that makes laws; called our Congress and is made up of two separate houses/parts |
| House of Representatives | the number of representatives per state depends on the population of each state |
| Senate | the number of representatives per state is the same/equal for all |
| executive branch | branch that enforce/carryout the law and is headed by the President |
| judicial branch | branch that interprets the law |
| checks and balances | keeps any one branch from becoming too powerful; gives each branch the ability to stop one of the other branches from doing something they feel is not good for the country |
| Federalists | supported the Constitution and federal system of government |
| Anti-Federalists | opposed to the new Constitution and preferred to have the confederate system of government |
| Loose Construction | the view that the actions of the federal government are not limited to what is stated in the Constitution as long as the action meets the "necessary and proper" test |
| Strict Construction | the view that the federal government can only do those things which are specifically stated in the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments to the Constitution; added to protect the rights of citizens |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of religion, Assembly, Petition the Gov, the Press, and Speech (RAPPS) |
| 2nd Amendment | right to bear arms in order to form a militia |
| 13th Amendment | made slavery illegal in the US |
| 14th Amendment | granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to former slaves |
| 15th Amendment | black men given the right to vote (suffrage) |
| republic | citizens elect representatives to make government decisions; indirect democracy |
| civic virtue | the duties and responsibilities of being a US citizen: voting, obeying laws, paying taxes, serve on jury, etc.) |
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