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Vocab
100
The First Constitution of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
2 house legislature, one house based on population, one house get 2 people from each state
What is The Great Compromise
100
Reading the Constitution word for word, not doing anything that is doesn't say
What is a Strict Interpretation
100
Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government and Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and Federalism
What is the 6 principles of the government
100
supporters of the constitution
What is federalists
200
Plan for territories to become states
What is Northwest Ordinance
200
a meeting in 1787 to "fix" the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention
200
Preamble, Articles, Ammendments
What is the three parts of the Constitution
200
The Government can do only what the people allow it to do
What is Limited Government
200
To Vote approval of
What is Ratify
300
A law that set up a plan to survey western lands
What is Ordinance of 1785
300
Two-house legislature, representation based on population
What is the Virginia Plan
300
The article that explains the lawmaking powers of the legislative branch
What is article 1 of the constitution.
300
The Powers only granted to the federal government
What is enumerated Powers
300
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
What is Electoral College
400
A rebellion in Massachusetts with over 1,200 people in it.
What is Shay's Rebellion
400
One house legislature, each state gets 1 vote
What is the Virginia Plan
400
The first 10 amendments in the constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
400
Powers that both the Federal and State government can have
What is Concurrent Powers
400
the opening section of the constitution
What is the preamble
500
Most Legislatures were bicameral
What is State Governments
500
Every 5 slaves would count as 3 people in a census.
What is The three-fourths compromise
500
The Article that explains the relationship between the state and federal government
What is article 4
500
Splitting the authority among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch
What is Separation of Powers
500
A two house legislature
What is Bicameral