L1
Money
CURRENCY
Lower house, number of representatives based on a state's population, and members were elected by popular vote.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives.
Approve
RATIFY
Laws start out as this.
DEPRESSION
Upper house, each state received 2 members, and chosen by state legislatures.
SENATE
A government in which one person or a small group hold complete authority.
DICTATORSHIP
Change
AMEND
To reject, president has this check over Congress.
VETO
Farmers attacked courthouses and prevented the state from seizing farms when farmers could not pay their debt.
SHAY'S REBELLION
Said, for purposes of population count to determine number of representatives, that slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person.
3/5ths COMPROMISE
Was designed to keep any person or group from gaining too much power.
SEPARATION OF POWERS
In favor of the Constitution
FEDERALISTS
Division of power between the national gov't and state gov'ts.
FEDERALISM
The document that sets out the basic laws, principles, organization, and processes of a gov't.
CONSTITUTION
Called for a strong national government with 3 branches responsible for different tasks, 2 house legislature with both houses membership based on a state's population.
VIRGINIA PLAN
Made it clear the English monarchs themselves had to obey the law.
MAGNA CARTA
Against approving the Constitution, felt it made the national government and president too strong and had no bill of rights.
ANTIFEDERALISTS
People have the right and authority to abolish their government.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Set up a gov't for the Northwest Territory, guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery there.
NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
Called for 3 branches of government, 1 house legislature with representation based on equality for each state - each state gets one vote.
NEW JERSEY PLAN
No one could be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime.
HABEAS CORPUS
Law or rule
STATUTE
Courts system has this check over the other 2 branches of gov't by being able to declare laws unconstitutional.
JUDICIAL REVIEW