Plans & Compromises
A plan of government calling for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature, where more populous states would have more representation in Congress.
Virginia Plan
The institution responsible for hearing and deciding cases through the federal courts.
The Judicial Branch
Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution.
Expressed or Enumerated Powers
Weak central government with states maintaining most power.
The Articles of Confederation
Federalist paper focuses on the judicial branch, argues judges should have life time appointments.
Federalist No. 78
A plan of government that provided for a unicameral legislature with equal votes for each state.
New Jersey Plan
The institution responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws passed by the legislative branch.
The Executive Branch.
Constitutional provision declaring that the Constitution and all federal laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land.
Supremacy Clause
The first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
Federalist paper that discusses the dangers of factions to liberty, encourages republican style of government.
Federalist No. 10
A compromise between the Virginia plan and the New Jersey Plan.
The Great Compromise(Connecticut Compromise)
The institution responsible for making laws.
The Legislative Branch
The process by which changes may be made to the Constitution.
Amendment
Replaced the Articles of Confederation with a strong national government, and adding the executive, judicial, and bicameral legislature.
The Constitution of the United States
Antifederalist paper that argued against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
Brutus No. 1
An agreement reached by delegates at the Constitutional Convention that a slave would count as a portion of a person in calculating a state's representation.
Three-Fifths Compromise
Supporters of the proposed Constitution, who called for a strong national government.
Federalist
Authority of the federal government that goes beyond its expressed powers.
Implied Powers
A document listing the grievances of the colonist, and the intention to break away from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
Federalist paper promoting separation of powers and a system of checks & balances.
Federalist No. 51
Congress could not restrict slave trade until 1808.
Compromise on Importation.
Those opposed to the proposed Constitution, who favored stronger state governments.
Anti-Federalists
Language in Article I, Section 8 granting Congress the powers necessary to carry out its enumerated powers.
Necessary and Proper Clause(Elastic Clause)
Letter written by MLK during civil rights movement outlining the struggles of African-Americans under Jim Crow laws.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Federalist paper promoting strong executive branch with single energetic president.
Federalist No. 70