Chapter 7 - Creating a Republic
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Chapter 7 - Creating a Republic
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 constitution | A document that sets out the laws principles, organization and processes of a government. |
| bill of rights | list of freedoms that the government promises to protect |
| execute | to carry out (laws) |
| Articles of Confederation | First American Constitution which created a loose alliance of 13 states |
| cede | to give up (power, control) |
| currency | money |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | a system for settling the Northwest Territory |
| Northwest Ordinance | set up government for the NW Territory; guaranteed basic rights for settlers, outlawed slavery |
| depression | a period when business activity slows, prices & wages fall, and unemployment rises |
| Shay's Rebellion | a 1786 revolt of more than 1000 farmers in MA in reaction to high taxes |
| Constitutional Convention | a meeting (May 25, 1787) of state representatives to revise the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | A plan that called for strong national government with 3 branches and a 2 chamber legislature; supported by the large states |
| legislative branch | the branch of government that passes laws |
| executive branch | the branch of government that carries out the laws |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly |
| New Jersey Plan | A plan that called for strong national government with 3 branches and a single chamber legislature; supported by the small states |
| compromise | a settlement in which each side gives up something in order to reach an agreement |
| Great Compromise | the plan that settled the differences between the large and the small states |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | an agreement that 3/5 of a state's slave population would be counted for taxation and population purposes. |
| Founding Fathers | the leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States |
| republic | a government where citizens rule themselves through elected representatives |
| dictatorship | a government where one person or small group holds complete authority |
| Magna Carta | a document from 1215 that stated that citizens had basic rights |
| English Bill of Rights | document that further protected citizens - right to bear arms, trial by jury and regular parliamentary elections |
| habeas corpus | the idea that no person could be held in prison without being charged with a crime |
| separation of powers | principal by which the powers of government are to be divided into 3 branches |
| Federalists | Supporters of the Constitution; those who favored a strong national government |
| Antifederalists | Those who did not support the Constitution and felt that it made the national government too strong. |
| The Federalist Papers | A series of essays that explained and defended the Constitution. |
| amend | change |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. |
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