Question | Answer |
a plan for national government where states would keep their freedom and independence | Artticles of Confederation |
to approve something | ratify |
the part of the government that passes laws | legislative branch |
the part of the government that carries out laws | executive branch |
part of the government that decides the meaning of laws | judicial branch |
happens when prices rise very quickly | inflation |
a movement by farmers to protest high taxes | Shay's Rebellion |
an order that demanded that the Northwest Territory be divided into smaller territories | Northwest Ordinance |
a representative | delegate |
assembly that replaced the Articles of Confederation | Constitutional Convention |
plan that proposed Congress should be given much greater power over the states | Virginia Plan |
proposal during the Constitutional Convention that each state should have the same number of representative in Congress | New Jersey Plan |
each side gives up something to reach an agreement | compromise |
agreement at the Consitutional Convention to create a Congress with two houses. First proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut | Great Compromise |
three out of every five slaves would be counted for population and taxation | Three-fifths Compromise |
introduction to the Constitution, beginnin "We are the People of the United States" | Preamble |
powers in the Constitution that are left to the individual states | reserved powers |
each branch of the government has different and separate powers | separation of powers |
a system to guard against any one branch of government becoming too powerful | checks and balances |
to refuse to sign into law | veto |
formerly natonal group that wanted a strong national government | Federalists |
refers to the national govenment | federal |
group of people who were not happy with the Constitution | Antifederalists |
a series of essays by Madison, Hamilton and John Jay that urged support of the new Constitution | The Federalist |
an addition or change to the Constitution | amendment |
first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratifed in 1791 | Bill of Rights |