Un. 5 Constitution
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| a plan for national government where states would keep their freedom and independence | Artticles of Confederation
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| to approve something | ratify
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| the part of the government that passes laws | legislative branch
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| the part of the government that carries out laws | executive branch
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| part of the government that decides the meaning of laws | judicial branch
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| happens when prices rise very quickly | inflation
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| a movement by farmers to protest high taxes | Shay's Rebellion
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| an order that demanded that the Northwest Territory be divided into smaller territories | Northwest Ordinance
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| a representative | delegate
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| assembly that replaced the Articles of Confederation | Constitutional Convention
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| plan that proposed Congress should be given much greater power over the states | Virginia Plan
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| proposal during the Constitutional Convention that each state should have the same number of representative in Congress | New Jersey Plan
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| each side gives up something to reach an agreement | compromise
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| agreement at the Consitutional Convention to create a Congress with two houses. First proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut | Great Compromise
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| three out of every five slaves would be counted for population and taxation | Three-fifths Compromise
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| introduction to the Constitution, beginnin "We are the People of the United States" | Preamble
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| powers in the Constitution that are left to the individual states | reserved powers
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| each branch of the government has different and separate powers | separation of powers
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| a system to guard against any one branch of government becoming too powerful | checks and balances
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| to refuse to sign into law | veto
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| formerly natonal group that wanted a strong national government | Federalists
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| refers to the national govenment | federal
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| group of people who were not happy with the Constitution | Antifederalists
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| a series of essays by Madison, Hamilton and John Jay that urged support of the new Constitution | The Federalist
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| an addition or change to the Constitution | amendment
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| first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratifed in 1791 | Bill of Rights
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