a 1786 rebellion in which an army of 1,500 disgruntled and angry farmers led by a former Continental Army captain, marched into Springfield, MA and forcibly restrained the state court from foreclosing mortgages on their farms
What is Shay's Rebellion
100
a series of 85 political papers written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison in support of ratification of the U.S. Constitution
What is The Federalist Papers
100
a governmental structure that gives each of the three branches of government some degree of oversight and control over the actions of the others
What is checks and balances
100
a type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states, a league of independent states
What is a confederation
200
an agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention stipulating that each slave was to counted as 3/5 of a person for purposed of determining population for representation in the U.S. House of Representatives
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise
200
the compact among the 13 original states that was the basis of their government. Written in 1776, the Articles were not ratified by all the states until 1781
What is the Articles of Confederation
200
a way of dividing power among three branches of government in which members of the House, Senate, the president and the federal courts are selected by and responsible to different constituencies
What is separation of powers
200
the first general plan for the Constitution, proposed by James Madison and Edmund Randolph. Its key points were a bicameral legislature, and executive chosen by the legislature and a judiciary also named by the legislature
What is the Virginia Plan
300
those who favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution; later became the first political party
What is Federalists
300
those who favored strong state governments and a weak national government; opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
What is Anti-Federalists
300
the final paragraph of Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense
What is necessary and proper clause
300
a framework for the Constitution proposed by a group of small states; its key points were a one-house legislature with one vote for each state, the establishment of the acts of Congress as the “supreme law” of the land and a supreme judiciary with limited power
What is the New Jersey Plan
400
a decision made during the Constitutional Convention to give each state the same number of representatives in the Senate regardless of size; representation in the House was determined by population
What is the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise
400
a way of dividing power among three branches of government in which members of the House of Representatives, members of the Senate, the president and the federal courts are selected by and responsible to different constituencies
What is separation of powers
400
a plan of government created in the U.S. Constitution in which power is divided between the national government and the state governments an in which independent states are bound together under one national government
What is a federal system
400
17 specific powers granted to Congress under Article I, section 8, of the U.S. Constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense
What is enumerated powers
500
powers derived from the enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause. These powers are not stated specifically but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegated powers
What is implied powers
500
a document establishing the structure, function and limitations of a government
What is a constitution
500
the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
500
a meeting held in Philadelphia from September 5 to October 26, 1774, in which 56 delegates (from every colony except Georgia) adopted a resolution in opposition to the Coercive Acts