Terms
document written in 1215 that introduced trial by jury and due process of law
Magna Carta (Great Charter)
Madison's plan for a National Government with greatly expanded powers (Large States Plan)
Virginia Plan
a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
treaty
the name of our first national government (not the document) that led us through the Revolutionary War
Second Continental Congress
all government power belongs to the people
Popular Sovereignty
consisting of two houses, as in a legislature
bicameral
Paterson's plan for a National Government that greatly resembled the AOC (Small States Plan)
New Jersey Plan
custom that the Senate will approve only presidential appointees acceptable to the senator(s) of the President's party from the State involved
Senatorial Courtesy
our first plan of government (yes, the document this time) used during the Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation
the ability of each branch to limit the power of the others
Checks and Balances
the idea that government is not all-powerful
limited government
a combination of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
Connecticut or Great Compromise
a pact a President makes with the head of a foreign state
executive agreement
the number of states that had to ratify the Constitution before it could become law
Nine
a national government with three independent branches
Separation of Powers
advisory board to the President
Cabinet
a plan to satisfy Southerners' desire to inflate the population count of their States
Three-Fifths Compromise
the power of the courts to decide whether government acts are constitutional
judicial review
the group that won the debate over ratification (Federalists or Anti-Federalists?)
Federalists!
division of power between Federal, State, and local governments
Federalism
the group that formally selects the nation's President
electoral college
a plan to satisfy Southern fears that the Federal Government might be funded through export duties
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
the President's rejection of an act of Congress
veto
Congress can informally change the Constitution by...
passing laws
the government is not all-powerful
Limited Government