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Vocab
100
All the power of the government was in the hands of the states
What is the second part of the articles?
100
George Washington
Who was the leader of the convention on May 25, 1787?
100
talks about the legislative branch and its powers
What does the first article of the constitution explain?
100
the power that is shared between the state and federal government
What is Federalism?
100
Popular sovereignty means the people's right to rule
What is Popular sovereignty?
200
It was a plan dividing up land in the west
What was the Ordinance of 1785?
200
Two house legislative branch based off of population
What was the Virginia Plan?
200
executive branch and its powers
What does the second part of the constitution explain?
200
power only given to the federal government
What is Enumerated power?
200
the government can only do what the people do
What is Limited government?
300
A plan of admitting new states into the union
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
300
small populations liked it large states did not
Who liked the Great Compromise?
300
judicial branch and its powers
What does the third part of the constitution explain?
300
powers only given to the state
What is Reserved powers?
300
laws apply to everyone in the U.S. even those who govern
What is Rule of law?
400
Congress did not have the power to tax the people
What is the last part of the Weakness Of The Articles?
400
Two house legislative branch
What was the Great Compromise?
400
explains the relationship between the state and federal government
What is fourth part of the constitution explain?
400
power given to both state and federal government
What is Concurrent powers?
400
the government is broken into three equal branches
What is Separation of powers?
500
Farmers in Massachusetts, started riots over the high taxes
Who caused riots over high taxes in Shay's Rebellion?
500
Every 5 slaves would count as three people
What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?
500
describes how to change the constitution
What does the fifth part of the constitution explain?
500
the supremacy clause claims the constitution is the supreme law of the land
What is the Supremacy clause?
500
each branch is given power to check or limit the other two branches
What is Checks and balances?