Constitution Vocab #1
The supreme law of the land. United States- 1787
U.S. Constitution
Independent power
sovereignty
Agreement between two or more sides, in which both sides give up something they want
compromise
A system where government has only certain powers
limited government
Person who supported the U.S. Constitution
Federalist
(1787)- policies for westward expansion
Northwest Ordinance
Two branches or chambers of government
bicameral
Series of essays that persuaded the approval of the new Constitution
federalist papers
The system of voting for the President via a indirect election
electoral college
The years after the adoption of the Articles of Confederation
critical period
Idea that the government must follow procedures established by law
due process
Approval of a document or policy
ratification
Person who opposed the U.S. Constitution
anti-federalist
First compromise delegates reached over representation.
The Great Compromise
An addition to a document
amendment
A form of government created in America where representatives are elected by the population
republicanism
Legally recognized person of a state or country
citizen
States the purpose of a document
preamble
Rules on cases involving the Constitution or laws passed by Congress
Power of government to take persons property if need for the common good, must pay a fair price
eminent domain
A formal charge that there is a sufficient evidence in a criminal case to arrest and go to trial
indictment
(1786) Uprising of farmers
Shay's Rebellion
A group of citizens who hear evidence to determine whether to take a criminal case to trial
grand jury
First 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights
A trial jury that determines guilt or innocence in a criminal trial; renders a judgment in a civil trial
petit jury