Where it all started
was a document signed by king John in 1215, and the made the king subject to the law.
Magna Carta
A thing that Congress passed which set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands
Land Ordinance of 1785
a new federal constitution that would give sovereignty to the central government.
Virginia plan:
A poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran who led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Supreme Court in Springfeild, Massechusetts
Daniel Shays:
a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
A constitution
taxes on imports or exports.
tariffs:
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom:
This ordinance establish the Northwest Teritory which included areas that are now in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minesota, and Wisconsin
Northwest Ordinance of 1787:
The agreement to create a two-house legislature became known as this
Great Compromise:
was a delegate that was well-educated and was at the constitutional convention.
James Madison
includes the president and the department that help run the government.
executive branch:
occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduce value of money.
Inflation:
the right to vote
suffrage:
included areas that are now in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minesota, and Wisconsin
Northwest Territory:
This agreement only three-fifths of a state's slave population would count when determining representation
Three-Fifths Compromise:
William Paterson presented this which called for unicameral, or one-house, legislature. the plan gave each state an equal number of votes , and thus an equal voice, in the federal government
New Jersey Plan:
The idea that political authority belongs to the people
popular sovereignty:
is a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment.
the depression
when congresss would become the single brach of the national government, but it would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people.
The articles of Confederation
The uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt known as this
Shay's Rebellion:
congress, who is responsible for passing and proposing new laws.
legislative branch:
people who oppose the constitution.
Antifederalists:
keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Checks and balances
trade between two or more states
Interstate commerce
an official approval.
Ratification
held in May 1787 in Philidelphia's Independance hall to improve the Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention:
The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country
federalism:
a delegate that became and anti federalists because the main problem for the antifederalists was that the constitution did not have a section that guarenteed individual rights.
George Mason
were supporters of the constitution.
Federalists
10 of the opposed amendments intended to protect the citizen's rights.
Bill of rights:
The Magna Carta, along with this document, were signed in England to limit the power of the kings and queens
English Bill of Rights
essays supporting the Constitution that were written anonymously under the name Publis
Federalist Papers:
made up of all the national courts.
Judicial branch:
He wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
official changes.
amendments:
when states conduct trade between (over) state boundaries
interstate commerce