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Vocabulary
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100
The branch of government the is responsible for interpreting the laws.
What is judicial branch.
100
A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
What is constitution.
100
official approval
What is ratification.
100
Was created to balance the power of the central government with the power of the states.
What is federalism.
100
These people opposed the constitution because they said it did not have a section that guaranteed individual rights.
Who are Antifederalists.
200
an agreement reached that created a two-house legislature.
What is Great Compromise.
200
Was the 1st National Constitution for the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
200
Trade between two or more states
What is Interstate Commerce.
200
This plan stated that each state would have an equal voice in the federal government.
What is The New Jersey Plan.
200
This document created to protect the rights of the citizens. There are 10 of them.
What is the Bill of Rights.
300
opposed the Constitution because it did not have a section protecting individual rights.
What is Antifederalists.
300
This established territorial representation, public education, and prohibited slavery.
What is Northwest ordinance of 1787.
300
Taxes on imports.
What is tariffs.
300
This is an agreement that only a portion of a state's slaves would count in determining its representation in Congress.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise.
300
Any powers not designated to the federal government go to the state government.
What is the 10th Amendment.
400
Official changes made to the Constitution
What is amendments.
400
There were no National Court systems and no president
What is weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
400
Growing anger among farmers over the state's economic policies let to this event.
What is Shays's Rebellion
400
The branch of government that proposes and passes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch.
400
These were written in defense of the Constitution. It was published in book form in 1788.
What is Federalist Papers.
500
The sharing of power between central and state governments.
What is federalism.
500
One of the documents that influenced the government in the United States.
What is the Magna Carta? or What is the English Bill of Rights?
500
One branch of government, no executive branch, no judicial system describes what.
What is The Articles of Confederation.
500
This plan had a bicameral legislature and representation was based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan.
500
Unenumerated rights
What is the 9th Ammendment