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Vocab Words
100
The first United States government.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
100
The man chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington
100
The first part of the Constitution.
What is the preamble
100
The idea that the power of the government lies with the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty
100
Powers granted directly to the national government by the Constitution.
What is Enumerated Powers (or Expressed Powers)
200
The law that set up a plan for surveying land.
What is the Ordinance of 1785
200
The plan that had representatives based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan
200
The second part of the Constitution which explains how the government will work.
What is the Articles
200
The government can do only what the people allow it to do.
What is Limited Government
200
Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states.
What is Reserved Powers
300
The law that explained how territories became states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance
300
The plan that had one representative per state.
What is the New Jersey plan
300
The third part of the Constitution where changes or additions to the Constitution are.
What are the ammendments
300
The split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
What is Separation of Powers
300
Power that is shared by both the state and national governments.
What is Concurrent Powers
400
Needing 13 of 13 states to change the Articles of Confederation.
What is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
400
The plan that concluded Congress would have two houses—a Senate and a House of Representatives.
What is the Great Compromise
400
The number of main purposes of the government.
What is 6
400
A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others.
What is Checks and Balances
400
To take on or accept a role or responsibility.
What is to assume
500
Caused the founding fathers to think about changing the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays's Rebellion
500
How slaves counted towards the population.
What is the Three Fifths Compromise
500
The number of articles in the Constitution.
What is 7
500
Power is shared by the national government and the states.
What is Federalism
500
A detailed, written plan for government.
What is a constitution
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