Government
The three branches of government are...
Judical, Executive, Legislative
He was the English philosopher who believed in “natural rights”
To formally approve something, like the Constitution
John Locke
ratify
This 1787 law allowed new states to be formed in the Ohio River Valley
Northwest Ordiance
This group demanded a Bill of Rights before they would ratify the Constitution
Antifederalist
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
9 of 13
This branch of government has the job of making the laws
Legislative
Known as the “Father of the Constitution”
A loose organization of independent states or groups
James Maddison
confederation
This document was our first (and very weak) government
Articles of Confederation
Hamilton, Madison, & Jay wrote these to support the Constitution
Federalist Papers
This Latin term meaning “to forbid” or “not allow”
This branch of government has the job of enforcing the laws
Executive
A government where people elect representatives to make decision
He was elected the president of the Constitutional Convention
Republic
George Washington
This event was held specifically because delegates wanted to revise the Articles
Constitutional Convention
This plan called for one legislative house with one equal vote per state
New Jersey Plan
These rights, like trial by jury, were found in most state constitutions
natural rights
This power allows the Supreme Court to check if laws follow the Constitution
Judical review
The principle that the people have the right to govern themselves
This French philosopher supported separation of powers
self-government or sovernighty
Montesquie
This plan proposed two houses of legislature based on population
Virgina Plan
This compromise decided that slaves would count as a fraction of a person for representation
The Three-Fifths Compromise
This “Great” document from English history limited government power
Magna Carta
This high fraction of state legislatures is needed to approve an Amendment
75% or 3/4
The process of charging an official with a crime to remove them from office
The Pennsylvania delegate signed the Declaration of Independence & helped negotiate treaties with France
impeach
Benjerman Franklin
Under the Articles, the central government lacked this specific power
taxing
This compromise created one house based on population and one on equality
The Great Compromise
These citizens are non-military and make up “We the People”
civilians