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Vocabulary
Articles of Confederation
Underlying Principles of the Constitution
Branches of Govt.
Bill of Rights
100
A country governed by laws not people
What is a Republic
100
Spain closed the lower Mississippi and Britain closed many of its ports to our trade thus harming our economy.
What is the Problems Spain and Britain caused us.
100
The people hold the power
What is popular sovereignty
100
The branch of government that can make laws
What is Legislative Branch
100
The core of our freedoms that are protected from the government
What is the Bill of Rights
200
A type of government that divides power between state governments and the national government.
What is Federalism
200
The National Government(Congress) could not tax or enforce any of the laws it made
What are two flaws of the Articles of Confederation.
200
The laws ultimately rule, not the people
What is Rule of Law
200
The Branch of Government that can review laws to determine if they agree with the constitution.
What is Judicial
200
Wanted a list of rights or they would not vote approve the Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists
300
Amendment
What is a change to the Constitution
300
Shays and the other farmers were angry about high taxes and felt the government was not taking care of them.
What are the reasons Shays and the other farmers rebelled!
300
The division of power between the three branches of government
What is Separation of Powers
300
The Branch of Government that carries out the laws
What is the Executive Branch
400
Mob Rule
What is Majority Rule
400
A new government under a new constitution was created
What is how Shays' Rebellion changed history
400
A system of powers that allows each branch to keep the other ones from gaining to much power
What is Checks and Balances
400
To ask the government for a change
What is to petition
400
The economic interactions between two or more states
What is interstate commerce
500
Fair Application of the Law
What is Due Process
500
They were afraid our country would become like Britain
What is why the writers of the Articles made them so weak.
500
Federalism Popular Sovereignty Checks and Balances Rule of Law Separation of Powers
What are the Underlying Principles of the Constitution
500
A written guide for government
What is a constitution
500
voting for representatives and lending them our power to carry out our wishes
What is how we exercise our popular sovereignty