Declaration of Independence

the historic founding document in which the 13 American colonies officially announced their freedom from British rule on July 4, 1776.

a series of five punitive laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the Boston Tea Party

a system that divides government power so no single branch can become too powerful

having or consisting of two separate legislative chambers or houses

A government body that has only one legislative house or chamber

a formal change, addition, or correction made to a legal document, contract, legislative bill, or constitution

the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution

Article of Confederation

the first constitution of the United States, operating from March 1, 1781, until they were replaced by the current U.S. Constitution on March 4, 1789

the fundamental system of law and basic principles that sets up how a government works and protects the basic rights of its people

the official, formal approval or validation of a previously signed or unauthorized act, making it legally binding and fully effective

counted three out of every five enslaved people toward a state's total population for congressional representation and taxation

a 1787 agreement during the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, balancing power between large and small states

an armed uprising in western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787 by debt-ridden farmers and Revolutionary War veterans

a 1787 proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong central government with three distinct branches and representation based on population

the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, responsible for making federal laws.

a 1787 Constitutional Convention proposal that favored smaller states by giving each state one equal vote in a unicameral legislature

a person who supports a system of government where power is divided between a central national government and individual state governments.

a member of a late-18th-century political coalition in the United States that opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution of 1787

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Question	Answer
Declaration of Independence	the historic founding document in which the 13 American colonies officially announced their freedom from British rule on July 4, 1776.
Intolerable Acts	a series of five punitive laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the Boston Tea Party
Check and Balance	a system that divides government power so no single branch can become too powerful
Bicameral	having or consisting of two separate legislative chambers or houses
unicameral	A government body that has only one legislative house or chamber
Amendment	a formal change, addition, or correction made to a legal document, contract, legislative bill, or constitution
Bill of Rights	the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
Article of Confederation	the first constitution of the United States, operating from March 1, 1781, until they were replaced by the current U.S. Constitution on March 4, 1789
constitution	the fundamental system of law and basic principles that sets up how a government works and protects the basic rights of its people
Ratification	the official, formal approval or validation of a previously signed or unauthorized act, making it legally binding and fully effective
3/5 Comprise	counted three out of every five enslaved people toward a state's total population for congressional representation and taxation
Great Comprise	a 1787 agreement during the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, balancing power between large and small states
Shay Rebellion	an armed uprising in western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787 by debt-ridden farmers and Revolutionary War veterans
Virginia plan	a 1787 proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong central government with three distinct branches and representation based on population
Congress	the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, responsible for making federal laws.
New Jersey Plan	a 1787 Constitutional Convention proposal that favored smaller states by giving each state one equal vote in a unicameral legislature
Federalist	a person who supports a system of government where power is divided between a central national government and individual state governments.
Anti-Federalist	a member of a late-18th-century political coalition in the United States that opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution of 1787

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