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according to john locke, when do people have the right to disolve government?: when it fails its ability to protect the rights of people.
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anti-federalists: Opponents of ratification of the Constitution
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articles of confederation: a document adopted by the continental congress in 1777and finially aproved by the states in 1781 that outlined the form of government of the new u.s.
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bill of rights: the first ten amendments to the US Constitution added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens rights and freedoms
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checks and balances: each branch of government holds some control over the other two branches
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constitutional convention: meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution
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federalism: a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
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federalism: a system of gov.is shared between a central gov. and state
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federalists: supporters of the constitution
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george mason: American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights
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great compromise: Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
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how can congress override a presidential veto?: get 2/3 of the senate and house of representatives to vote on whatever the case might be.
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how did shays rebellion encourage a plan to revise the articles of confederation?: it proved to the US that americans were willing to fight for debt relief. in order to accomplish this the national government needed to be strengthened. this lead to revising the aoc.
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how did the north and south solve dispute over slavery?: they made the 3/5 compromise.
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individual rights: Personal liberties and privileges
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james madison: one of the ablest delegates
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land ordinance of 1785: a law that established a plan for survying and selling the federally owned lands west of the appalachian mountains
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limited government: powerful leaders must obey the law
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new jersey plan: Opposite of the Virginia Plan, it proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote.
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northwest ordinance: Described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed and set conditions for settlement and settlers' rights
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northwest territory: the vast territory of land that included present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin; was politically organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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popular sovereignty: a government in which the people rule, or elect their leaders
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republic: a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to govern for them
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republicanism: people elect their political representatives
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seperation of powers: the division of powers among the three branches of government
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shays's rebellion: an uprising of dept-ridden massachussets farmers in 1787
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the federalist papers: essays that explained and defended the constitution
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three fiths compromise: it proposed that 3/5 of slaves would be counted as part of the population.
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virginia plan: a plan that proposed a gov. with 3 branches and a 2 house legistrature in which rep. would be based on a states population or wealth.
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what 2 ideas did the constitution try to balance?: to have a government that is strong enough to protect peoples rights but not to stron to be controlled.have a strong but limited federal government.
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what did the federalists and the anti federalists differ over: 1 believed in a system of government where the power is shared between the central and state governments, and the other thought the constitution gave not enough power to the states and did not guarentee the rights for the people.
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what influence did the english bill of right have on the US constitution?: it gave us an example of how our bill of rights should look like.
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what is the main idea of the peamble?: to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
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what is the responsibility of the executive branch?: enforce the laws.
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what is the responsibility of the legislative branch?: make the laws.
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what is the supreme courts power to review the decisions of the lower courts called?: appellate.
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what was the great compromise?: it was a compromise that solved the problem of how the larger states want the amount of representatives to be based on population of the states, and the smaller states wanted all the states to have an equal amount of representatives.
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what was the greatest weakness of the government under the articles of confederation?: some of the small states that did not have western land claims refused to sign the aoc. these states felt that unless the western lands were placed under the control of the national government they would be at a disadvantage?
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what was the main benefit of the federalists papers?: it gave more publisity to the federalists then the anti federalists.
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what was the significance of the mayflower compact?: it help establish the ideas of a self government and majority rules.
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which court is at the top of the american legal system?: the supreme court.
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which of the following had the most power under the articles of confederation?: the states
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why did anti federalists dislike the proposed constitution?: they thought it didn't give enough power to the states and did not guarentee the rights for the people.
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why did the americans favor changeing thearticles of confederation?: they thought that their was danger for the nation. rebellion might spread, and problems economicaly with trade
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why did the framers design a system of checks and balances?: so that 1 branch cant control all the other branches they all have equal amount of power.
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why did the framers of the constitution not abolish slavery?: they needed the votes of the southern states so they made a compromise.
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why did the new government add the bill of rights to the constitution?: the framers of the constitution got many complaints from the anti federalists because individual rights were not listed.
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why was the magna carta important?: it gave an example to the US of a document to protect the rights of all men.
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wilderness road: The trail into Kentucy that woodsman Daniel Boone helped build
