Key Terms and Ideas
The branch carries out the laws passed by Congress
What is the executive branch?
The framers set up a way to _____ the Constitution
What is amend?
This Ordinance provided land to be divided into townships, set aside land for public schools, and set up a system for settling the Northwest Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1785?
I believed in people having a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This Document guarantees American citizens the right to a speedy trial, due process of law,and freedom of speech
What is the Bill of Rights?
The part of government responsible for passing laws is called...
What is the legislative branch?
The votes of two-thirds of both houses and Congress can do this to a President's veto
What is override?
This Plan called for a one-house legislature with one vote for each state
What is the New Jersey Plan?
My Rebellion caused 2000 farmers to attack the courthouse and prevented the state from seizing farms
Who is Daniel Shay?
The ______ government can negotiate with foreign countries and coin money
What is national?
If the President commits a crime, the House of Representatives can remove him or her from office by doing this
What is impeachment
This college is responsible for choosing the President and Vice President
What is the Electoral College?
This document created a weak national government partially because most Americans were afraid of government power
What are the Articles of Confederation?
These group of people who opposed the Constitution that believed
who are the anti-federalists?
This _______government has the power to create corporation laws and establish LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
What is state governments?
Sharing power between states and national government
What is federalism?
This prevents each branch from abusing power from another branch
What is Checks and Balances?
This rebellion showed Americans that the Articles of Confederation did not work
What is Shay's Rebellion?
I worked out the Great compromise (I'm from Connecticut)
Roger Sherman
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention kept their talks a secret because they wanted to keep their talks a ____
What is a secret?
This is how citizens are protected who are brought to trial
What is due process?
This system gives each branch of government it's own duties
What is separation of powers?
This compromise was an agreement that counted three fifths of slaves in any state as part of its population
What is Three-fifths Compromise?
I thought it was important to clearly define the powers of government to prevent individuals or groups from getting too much power
Who is Montesqquieu?