a law that set up a plan for surveying western lands; this method is still used today.
What is ordinance of 1785
200
The right to rule.
What is popular sovereignty
200
powers that both levels of goverment carry out
What is concurrent powers
200
Government can do only what the people want.
What is limited goverment
200
to vote approval of
What is ratify
200
an uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms because of debt caused by heavy state taxes after the American Revolution.
What is shays rebellion
300
goverment can do only what the people allow.
What is limited goverment
300
powers that the constitution does not give to the national goverment.
What is reserved powers
300
principle that the law applies to everyone.
What is rule of law
300
a group of individuals or state governments
What is confederation
300
1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory and served as a model for other new territories and as a plan for admitting new states to the Union
What is northwest ordiance
400
the clause in article vi of the Constitution.
What is supremecy clause
400
a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
What is checks and balances
400
a law, usually of a city or county.
What is ordinance
400
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
What is bicameral
500
a body of fundamental principles.
What is constitution
500
the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
What is separation of powers
500
a influence or affect.
What is impact
500
an action or a series of actions directed toward a result