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Unit 4
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | 1.First official government of the US 2. Most parts of it failed, since it lacked a strong central government 3. It could not tax the colonies |
| Northwest Ordinance | Law passed in 1787 that determined how a territory could become a state, also banned slavery in north |
| Land Ordinance | Law that organized land into the Northwest and auctioned off land to pay off debt |
| State of Franklin | A lost state in East Tennessee that applied to be the 14th state but was denied |
| Northwest Territory | north of the Ohio River valley where slaves where banned; Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin |
| Shays Rebellion | revolt of farmers in Massachusetts over unfair taxes |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution; presented the Virginia plan |
| George Washington | 1.Elected the chairman of the Constitutional Convention 2.Unanimously voted to be the first President |
| Constitutional Convention | meeting of 55 delegates to revise the Articles of Confederation but drafted the Constitution in the summer of 1787 |
| Constitution | US government the strengthened the power of the federal government while also sharing the power with the states |
| Great Compromise | 1.agreement on how larger and smaller states would be represented at the Constitutional Convention 2. Agreement that made Congress (The Senate and The House) |
| Bicameral | meaning "two house" legislature |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Agreement at the constitutional convention over how the southern states would count slaves as representation in Congress |
| Preamble | Starts with "We the People" and is the beginning paragraph of the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | 1.The first 10 amendments 2. Protects the rights of citizens |
| Separation of Powers | idea that the powers of government are divided among three branches |
| Veto | the ability to reject a bill passed by Congress |
| Override | the ability Congress has to pass a law that has been vetoed by the President |
| Legislative | branch of government that writes laws |
| Judicial | branch of government that enforces laws |
| Senate | Upper house of Congress where each state has an equal amount of representatives |
| House of Representatives | lower house of Congress |
| Checks and Balances | the ability of each branch of government to be able to control the other two; keeps any branch from becoming to powerful |
| Federalism | the idea that power is shared between the central and state governments |
| First Amendment | Freedom of religion, speech, press, petion, and assembly |
| Second Amendment | right to bear arms |
| Third Amendment | right to not house and feed soldiers in your home |
| Fourth Amendment | Protection from unwarranted searches and seizures from the government |
| Tenth Amendment | says that the powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states |
| Federalists | Group that wanted the Constitution amended |
| Antifederalists | 1.Group that opposed the ratification of the constitution 2.Group that feared the Constitution would turn into a monarchy |
| Federalists Papers | Series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to convince Americans to ratify the Constitution |
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