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Chapter 7
Creating the Constitution
| Word, Term, Person | Definition |
|---|---|
| minimize | to reduce to the lowest possible amount |
| devise | to think up an idea for something and figure out how it will work |
| contrast | difference |
| emotion | strong feeling about something or someone |
| flexible | able to change |
| amendment | addition or alteration to a document |
| constitution | document stating the rules under which a government will operate |
| executive | person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out |
| economic depression | period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises |
| Daniel Shays | led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution |
| Judicial branch | system of courts to intrepret the law |
| Roger Sherman | devised the Great Compromise |
| compromise | agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants |
| Gouverneur Morris | wrote the preamble to the Constitution |
| ratify | approve |
| Alexander Hamilton | author of the Federalist Papers |
| John Jay | author of the Federalist Papers |
| George Mason | Anti-Federalist who refused to sign the Constitution |