lesson 2
Virginia plan
What is the plan that smaller states opposed to
Northwest ordinance
what is someone congress passed two laws
Shays's Rebellion
What is 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
Preamble
What is a perfect union
popular sovereignty
what is the constitution guarantees the American people “a Republican Form of Government
The new Jersey plan
What is the plan that larger states opposed to
Weakness In the Articles
What is the power of the Confederation Congress was strictly limited
The Federalist Papers
What is a series of essays written to defend the Constitution
legislative, Executive, Judicial branch
what are the first three articles
limited government and rule of law
what is that people only allow it to
The three- fifths Compromise
What is the way they counted African Americans for population
shay's rebellion
what is the articles that had many problems
assign
what is to dole out or give as a task
first ten amendments
What is the bill of rights
Separation of Powers
what is the branch is power separates
Federalist
what is someone who proposed to the constitution
Constitution
what is something detailed, written plan for government
concurrent powers
what is powers shared by the state and federal governments
Formal and Informal Amendments
what is a process made of to steps
Checks and Balances
what is a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
anti- federalist
What is someone who opposed the Constitution
State governments
what is all the constitutions set up similar
article
what is one of several main parts of the Constitution
Final authority
What is interpreting the constitution
federalism
what is further limits on government arise from our federal system