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U.S. History Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| republic | form of government in which power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote |
| recession | an economic slowdown |
| popular sovereignty | government subject to the will of the people |
| federalism | political system in which power is divided between national and state governments |
| separation of powers | government principle in which power is divided among different branches of government |
| checks and balances | System in which each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful |
| veto | power of the chief executive to reject laws passed by Congress. |
| Articles of Confederation | Early plan of central government for the U.S. Precursor to the Constitution |
| Northwest Ordinance | 1787 - A plan for selling and then governing the new lands west of the Appalachian mountains and north of the Ohio river |
| Shay's Rebellion | protest against taxes led by Daniel Shay in 1787; Put down by Massachusetts state militia. |