Vocab. 1
to give up
abandon
to fall in value
depreciate
Which Principle
"the belief that government is subject to the will of the people through voting"
popular sovereignty
Introduced the Virginia PLan
Edmund Randolph
How many members are in the Senate?
100 - 2 from each state
a special condition in a formal document
clause
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
republic
Which Principle:
"people rule through elected representatives who make laws and conduct government on behalf of the people"
The Nation is a Republic
"Republicanism"
people who supported the new Constitution were called ________
Federalists
This branch interprets the law
Judicial
power specifically given to COngress in the Constitution
enumerated
the provess of becoming a citizen of another country
naturalization
Which Amendment protects the privacy of American citizens, prohibits unreasonable search and seizure of a person's property
4
He was appointed head of Department of Finance to help with financial difficulties after the war
Robert Morris
What was the first state to approve the Constitution
Delaware
the legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property
due process
the freeing of individual enslaved persons
manumissions
Which Principle:
national and state governments share power by distributing through different levels of government
Federalism
Who group founded the first antislavery society?
Quakers
this created territory north of Ohio River and East of Mississippi River into smaller territories, once a territory had 60,000 residents it could seek statehood
Northwest Ordinance
having two separate lawmaking chambers
bicameral
powers not enumerated in the Constitution but suggested in its language
implied powers
Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
8
name of the Massachusetts revolt that ultimately showed the government could not hand unrest or prevent violence- showed the Articles of Confederation needed to change
Daniel Shay
Shay's Rebellion
this law divided land north of Ohio River into townships 6 miles long and 6 miles wide, divided even more into sections and acres
Ordinance of 1785