Vocab 1
A law or government rule.
What is an ordinance?
Unable to be taken away or denied.
What is unalienable?
A limited government depends on this.
What is the consent of the people?
The Second Continental Congress was responsible for this.
What is writing the Articles of Confederation?
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What is running the war?
In 1787, Congress made this rule that guaranteed settlers of the Northwest Territory the same rights as people in the 13 states.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
A group of states joined together by a formal agreement.
What is a confederation?
Having the power to make laws.
What is legislative?
The document each state wrote after gaining independence from Britain.
What is a state constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not work for this reason.
What is they gave too little power to the central government to be effective?
Patrick Henry didn't attend the Grand Convention of the States in 1787 for this reason.
What is he didn't want to strengthen the central government?
The ability of the people in a country to decide their own government.
What is "self-determination"?
When each side in a disagreement gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement.
What is a compromise?
The right to worship as one wishes.
What is freedom of religion?
According to Congress, this was the stated purpose of the Grand Convention.
What is to recommend changes to the Articles of Confederation?
Power that is divided between different levels of government.
What is a federal system of Government?
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What is Federalism?
Having the power to decide questions of law.
What is judicial?
To bring formal charges against a government official.
What is impeach?
This founding father is responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This idea in the Virginia Plan caused the most disagreement.
What is the central government should have higher powers than the states in certain areas?
This many of the 13 states needed to ratify the constitution for it to become law.
What is 9 states?
To think about and discuss issues before reaching a decision.
What is deliberate?
Having the power to carry out and enforce laws.
What is executive?
This is the right to say what one believes to be true, regardless of what those in power think.
What is freedom of speech?
One house of Congress would base membership on population, while the other would grant the same number of seats to each house. This became known as what?
What is the Great Compromise?
This individual ed the fight for the Bill of Rights after the Constitution took effect.
Who is James Madison?