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History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Republic | A government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives. |
| Articles of Confederation | A document adopted by the second Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new united States. |
| Confederation | An alliance permitting States or nations to act together on matters of mutual concern. |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | A law that established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands West of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| NW Ordinance of 1787 | A law that established a procedure for the addition of new states to the union. |
| Shay’s Rebellion | An uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers protesting increased state taxes. |
| Great Compromise | The constitutional convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | The Constitutional convention's agreement to count three-fifth of a states slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation. |
| Federalism | A political system in which a national government and Constituent units, such as state governments, share power. |
| Legislative branch | The branch of government that makes laws. |
| Executive branch | The branch of government that administers and enforces the laws. |
| Judicial branch | The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution. |
| Checks and balances | The provisions In the U.S Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S government from dominating the other two branches. |
| Electoral college | A group selected by the states to elect the president and vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress. |
| Ratification | The official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by the states. |
| Federalists | Supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government. |
| Antifederalists | An opponent of a strong central government. |
| The Federalist | A series of essays defending and explaining the constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the U.S Constitution, added In 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens rights and freedoms. |
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