Branch off government responsible for interpreting the laws
Agreements that only a portion of a state's slaves would count in determining its representation in Congress
3-5ths Compromise
Which nation was most important trade partner to the United States
Great Britain
President and National Court System
What agreement determined how slaves would be counted for representation
3/5 compromise
Become known as the Father of the Constitution because for his ideas about government
G. James Madison
Sharing of power between central and state government
Federalism
What led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel?
High taxes
Document that created our first Central government?
Articles of Confederation
The sharing of power between nation and state government
Federalism
Agreement reached that created a two-house legislature
F. Great Compromise
Branch of government that proposes and passes the laws
legislative branch
influenced American government
Mayflower Compact
Held in May 1787 to improve the Articles of Confederation?
Constitutional Convention
Agreement reached to create a 2 house legislature
The Great Compromise
Opposed the Constitution because it did not have a section protecting individual rights
George Mason
document that created to protect the rights of citizens
Bill of Rights
What are creditors?
People who loan money
What is the system designed to keep one branch from becoming too powerful
Checks and Balances
The _________ was signed in 1215 that required the King to follow same laws as the people
Daily Double
Magna Carta
Official change the to the Constitution
Amendments
idea that political power belongs to the people
popular sovereignty
What problems did the United States have with Britain following the war?
Britain restricted and blocked trade routes
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established public education and prohibited _________
Slavery
The English Bill of Rights kept the King from passing new laws or taxes without the approval of
Parliament