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Gov Ch. 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention | A meeting attended by state delegates in 1787 to fix the AOC |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | The right of people detained by the government to the changes against them |
| Bills of Attainder | When the legislature declares someone guilty without a trial |
| Ex post facto laws | Laws punishing people for acts that were not crimes at the time they were committed |
| Virginia plan | A plan of government calling for a three branch government with a bicameral legislature, where more populous states would have more representation in Congress |
| New Jersey plan | A plan of government that provided for a unicameral legislature with equal votes for each states |
| Grand committee | A committee at the Constitutional Convention that worked out the compromise on representation |
| Great (Connecticut) Compromise | An agreement for a plan of government that drew up on both the Virginia and New Jersey plans; it settled issues of state representation by calling for a bicameral legislature |
| Bicameral | A two house legislature |
| 3/5's Compromise | An agreement reached by delegates at the constitutional convention that a slave would count as 3/5's of a person in calculating a state's representation |
| Compromise on importation | Congress could not restrict the slave trade until 1805 |
| Federalism | The sharing of power between the national government and the state |
| Legislative branch | The institution for making laws |
| Necessary and proper/elastic clause | Language in Article 1 section 8 granting Congress the powers necessary to carry out its enumerated powers |
| Implied powers | Authority of the federal government that goes beyond its expressed powers |
| Executive branch | The institution responsible for carrying out laws passed by the legislative branch |
| Judicial branch | The institution responsible for hearing and deciding the cases through the federal courts |
| Supremacy clause | Constitutional provision declare that the constitution and all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land |
| Amendment | The process by which changes may be made to the constitution |
| Constitution | A document that sets out the fundamental principles of governance and establishes the institutions of government |
| Republic | A government ruled by representatives of the people |
| Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union | A governing document that created a union of thirteen sovereign states in which the states, not the national government, were supreme |
| Shay's rebellion | A popular uprising against the government of Massachusetts |
| Federalist No. 51 | An essay in which Madison argues that separation of powers and federalism will prevent tyranny |
| Federalist No. 10 | An essay in which Madison argues that the dangers of factions can be subdued by a large and diverse republic |
| Brutus No. 1 | Antifederalist paper that argues that the country is too large to be governed by a Republic. Constitution gives too much power to the federal government. |
| Tyranny of the minority | Small number of citizens trample rights of the larger population |
| Tyranny of the majority | Large number of citizens use power of majority ot trample rights of a smaller group |
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