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Creating Constituon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Duty | A tax on imports |
| Recession | An economic slowdown |
| The Articles of Confederation | A document of declared independence from Great Braitin |
| The Land Ordinance of 1785 | The ownership of the vast lands in the Northwest union territory and listed bill of rights |
| The Northwest Ordinance | Provided a method for admitting new states to union territory and listed bill of rights |
| The Economic Crisis | A broader reduction of economic activity affecting the whole economy |
| Shay's Rebellion | A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts country side during 1786 an 1787 |
| Popular Sovereignty | The will of the people before the civil war the idea that people living in a territory had the right. |
| Federalism | Political system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
| Separation of Powers | Government principle in which power is divided among different branches |
| Checks and Balances | The system within each branch of governments has the ability to limit the power of the other branches to prevent any from of becoming to powerful |
| Veto | Power to chief exculitive to reject laws passed down by legislature |
| Amendment | A change to the Consitiion |