The Articles of Confederation
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
Republic
Supporters of the proposed U.S. Constitution during the late 18th century who advocated for a strong national government and a system of checks and balances.
Federalists
These are the three branches of our government.
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
"I'm not throwing away my shot"
Alexander Hamilton
To give up.
Abandon
To change or revise.
Amend
A person who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787, fearing the new central government would have too much power and infringe on states' rights and individual liberties.
Anti-Federalist
The legislative branch is made up of these two houses.
House of Representatives and the Senate.
He shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Aaron Burr
To include.
Involve
Having two seperate lawmaking chambers
Bicameral
Every five enslaved persons would count as three people in a state's population total.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Process of becoming a citizen of another country.
Naturalization
He served as an ambassador to Great Britian but was unable to convince the British to honor their promises made in the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
John Adams
A period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases.
Depression
To approve and sanction formally.
Ratify
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called this.
The Bill of Rights
The legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property.
Due process
He is often called the "Father of the Constitution".
James Madison
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it.
Citizen
A legal document signed by King John of England on June 15, 1215 which stopped taxation without legislative approval and guaranteed a trial or legal process before taking a person's liberty or property.
Magna Carta
Power not enumerated in the Constitution but suggested in its language.
Implied power
Power of the court to judge whether or not actions of othr branches are constitutional.
Judicial review
He proposed the "Great Compromise".
Roger Sherman of Connecticut
The freeing of individual enslaved persons.
Manumission.