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Federalists
What is the group that wanted a strong national government?
100
ratify
What word means to approve a bill?
100
Bill of Rights
What is the group of ten amendments to the Constitution?
100
league of friendship, freedom, independence
Name 3 things the states hoped to gain under the Articles of Confederation.
100
revise the Articles of Confederation
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
200
federal
What word refers to the national government?
200
judicial branch
What is the branch of government that is responsible for the court system?
200
reserved powers
What are powers left strictly to state government?
200
only 1 branch of government
What is one weakness under the Articles of Confederation?
200
larger states should have more representatives in Congress because of their population
What did supporters of the New Jersey plan DISLIKE about the Virginia Plan?
300
compromise
What is it called when both sides gives up something to reach an agreement?
300
delegate
What is the representative for my state?
300
ratify
What word means to approve something?
300
MA property tax on farmers.
What caused Shays' Rebellion?
300
unhappy about the Constitution
Tell what describes the Antifederalists.
400
amendment
What is an addition or change called?
400
inflation
What happens when prices rise very quickly?
400
Constitutional Convention
What is the assembly called that replaced the Articles of Confederation?
400
divide territories into smaller territories
What was ordered by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
400
many states signed the Constitution
What happened when Congress pledged to add the Bill of Rights?
500
checks and balances
What is the system called that guards against any one branch of the government becoming too powerful?
500
Articles of Confederation
What was the plan of government that was too weak?
500
"The Federalist"
What is the group of essays?
500
legislative, judicial, executive
Name the 3 branches of government.
500
executive
Which branch is headed by the president?