Inspiring the Constitution
The framers were leaving this type of government
Absolute Monarchy
The name of the first plan of U.S. government
Articles of Confederation
What was the group of people who supported the Constitution called?
Federalists
Each branch of government powers that limit the powers of the other two branches
Checks & Balances
The United States has this system of government
Representative Democracy
All basic rights to which ALL people are entitled
Human Rights
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The Connecticut Compromise combined what two government plans to get large and small states to agree.
The Virginia Plan & The New Jersey Plan
Divides the power of government between state & federal governments
Federalism
Define representative
Mentions representation & the people
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The Mayflower Compact is important because it was the first document to establish WHAT in the colonies
Self-government
Describe a confederation
A loose association of states rather than a firm union
Name 1 reason why the Anti-Federalists rejected the Constitution
Lacking a Bill of Rights, lacking states rights, or no annual elections
The people electing government officials to represent them
Republicanism
Define ratification
Mentions acceptance or approval
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This country's government inspired the framers the most
British government
The event that showed weaknesses in this government
Shays Rebellion
Name the THREE branches of government
The creation of three branches of government to split the powers of government authority
Define amendment
Mentions change or addition
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The Enlightenment
Name 3 weakness of the Articles of Confederation
1. States argued over everything!
2. The National Government had little power to end disputes!
3. For a law to pass, 9 out of the 13 states needed to vote yes!
4. No executive branch to carry out the laws passed
5. No national courts to interpret the laws
6. Congress did not have the power to tax
Name the TWO houses created in the U.S' bicameral legislature
House of Representatives
Senate
Government rules with the consent of the governed
Popular Sovereignty
Define delegated powers
Powers that ONLY the federal government receives from the Constitution
James Madison
Writer of the Virginia Plan, author of several of the Federalist Papers, father of the Bill of Rights, future President of the United States, and delegate at the Constitutional Convention
Name as many founders as possible and what they did
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