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U.S. Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cabinet | A group of advisers to the president, part of the unwritten Constitution |
| House of Representatives | States represented by population |
| Senate | States represented by fix apportionment (2 per state) |
| 3/5ths Compromise | allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person towards representation and taxation |
| Great Compromise | Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house |
| Social Contract | Locke's idea that government originates with the people |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st government of the United States |
| Section #16 | When this plot of land sold, the money was used for a school |
| Slavery | Forbidden in the old Northwest Territory |
| Couldn't tax, no Prez, no courts | Weaknesses of the Articles |
| Shay's Rebellion (1786) | Armed uprising of western Massachusetts debtors seeking lower taxes and an end to property foreclosures. Caused end of Articles |
| Thomas Jefferson | Supported Shay's Rebellion and French Revolution as "people's uprisings" and exercise of Freedom |
| Bill | Idea for a law |
| Simple majority | required to pass a law |
| 2/3's majority | Required to override a veto |
| Veto | Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature |
| Check and Balances | system by which each branch of goverment check or control the actions of the other branches |
| John Jay | Wrote the NYS Constitution |
| Legislative Branch | Article I |
| Executive Branch | Article II |
| Judicial Branch | Article III |
| Congress (Legislative Branch) | Makes the laws |
| President (Executive Branch) | Enforces laws |
| Supreme Court (Judicial Branch) | Interprets the laws |
| Bi-cameral | Two house legislature |
| New Jersey Plan | The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. |
| Viriginia Plan | States would be represented by population |
| Federalist | Supporters of the Constitution that were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. |
| Anti-Federalists | Led by Thomas Jefferson. Opponents of the American Constitution; favored a Bill of Rights |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution. Guarantee personal freedoms |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition |
| Father of the Constitution | James Madison |
| Federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
| Judicial Review | The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional |
| Preamble | Introduction to the Constitution |
| Amendment | A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law |
| Reserved powers | Powers given to the state government alone...like licenses, public schools, speed limits |
| delegated powers | Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money. |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Compromise | an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. |
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