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Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | plan for national government where states would keep their freedom and independance |
| Legislative Branch | the part of the government that passes laws |
| Executive Branch | the part of the government that carries out laws |
| Judical Branch | the part of the government that decides the meaning of laws |
| Shays' Rebellion | movement by farmers to protest high taxes |
| Constitutional Convention | assembly that replaced the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | plan that proposed that Congress should be given much greater power over the states |
| New Jersey Plan | plan that proposed that each state, regardless of size, would have the same number of representatives in Congress |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | three out of every five slaves would be counted for population and taxation |
| Separation of powers | each branch of the government has different and separate powers |
| Checks and balances | system to guard against any one branch of the government becoming too powerful |
| Veto | to refuse to sign into law |
| Federalists | formerly nationalist group that wanted a strong national government |
| Federal | refers to the national government |
| Antifederalists | group of people who were not happy with the Constitution |
| Amendment | an addition or change to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amentments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791 |