Ch. 3, Lesson 1
A detailed, written plan for government.
What is the Constitution?
supporters of the Constitution
What are Federalists?
the opening section of the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
the idea that power lies with the people
What is Popular Sovereignty?
an influence or effect
What is an impact
A group of individuals or state governments
What is a Confederation
agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
What is the Great Compromise?
any change in the Constitution
What are amendments?
to make sure of; to guarantee
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
What is federalism?
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's Rebellion?
meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new Constitution
What is the Constitutional Convention?
one of several main parts of the Constitution
What is an Article?
the principal that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful; a government that can do only what the people allow it to do
What is Limited Government?
the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
What is the Separation of Powers?
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
What is bicameral?
agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress
the first 10 amendments of the constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
the lawmaking branch of government
What is the Legislative Branch?
This area included present–day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
What is the Old Northwest?
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
What is the Electoral College?
to take on or accept a role or responsibility
the clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict
What is the Supremacy Clause
a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
What is Checks and Balances?