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Jude 5th - Chapter 9
Chapter 9: How We Got Our Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shay's Rebellion | series of violent attacks in Massachusetts, rebels were former soldiers who opposed the unfair economic policies |
| Daniel Shays | leader of Shay's Rebellion |
| Articles of Confederation | first American form of government, which established a single house legislature with limited powers |
| Philadelphia | city where the Constitutional Convention met |
| George Washington | president of the Constitutional Convention |
| Benjamin Franklin | oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention |
| Edmund Randolph | proposed the Virginia Plan |
| Virginia Plan | plan that was based on population, thus favoring larger states |
| New Jersey Plan | plan that was based on equal representation, thus favoring smaller states |
| William Paterson | proposed the New Jersey Plan |
| James Madison | wrote the Virginia Plan and is known as the Father of the Constitution |
| Roger Sherman | proposed the Great Compromise |
| House of Representatives | known as the "Lower House" and is based on population |
| Senate | known as the "Upper House" and is based on equal representation |
| Legislative Branch | its main job is to make our country's laws |
| Executive Branch | its main job is to enforce our country's laws |
| Judicial Branch | its main job is to interpret our country's laws |
| bill | a proposed law |
| Capitol Building | location of the Legislative Branch |
| president | person in charge of the Executive Branch |
| veto | act of refusing to approve a bill |
| 2/3 vote | number Congress needs to override a presidential veto |
| commander-in-chief | title given to the president because they're in charge of the armed forces |
| impeachment | the act by which Congress accuses a president of serious crimes |
| Supreme Court | highest court in the United States |
| Supreme Court Building | location of the Judicial Branch |
| justices | name given to judges on the Supreme Court |
| lifetime | how long justices serve on the Supreme Court |
| ratify | action of formally agreeing to or signing an agreement |
| Federalists | those in favor of ratifying the Constitution |
| Federalist Papers | series of 85 essays published by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton in an effort to persuade the public to support ratification |
| Anti-Federalists | those opposed to ratifying the Constitution |
| White House | location of the Executive Branch |
| Delware | first state to ratify the Constitution |
| Rhode Island | state that refused to ratify the Constitution |
| 9 | number of states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to go into effect |
| George Washington | first president of the United States |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the Constitution outlining the rights of the citizens and states |
| amendment | new law added to the Constitution |
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