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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Articles of Confederation | Could raise an army, coin money, and control foreign affairs. Were very weak |
| Constitutional Convention | May, 1787, Philadelphia, Had to discuss Articles problems, Had to improve nashional goverment |
| Virginia Plan | By James Madison, favored big states, goverment with 3 branches, Legislative, sates get more votes for more people, executive (George Washington), Judical |
| New Jersey Plan | By WIlliam Paterson, favored small states, Each state gets one vote (Equal Representation) |
| Anti-Federalists | Against contstitution, George Mason, Patrick Henery |
| Political Parties | Groups of people who have same views about the government |
| Slavery | North allowed it to continue so south would agree to the new plan of government |
| Federalists | liked the constitution, Washington and Madison and Franklin thought plan was flowed but best yet |
| U.S. Consitution | Flexible plan of government, Law of the land, TODAY has a bill of rights, Can be amended |
| Constitution | plan of government |
| Republic | a government elected by representives of the people |
| Bill of Rights | A list of the rights and freedoms guarated to the people |
| Depression | A long, sharp decline in economic activity |
| Legislative Branch | The branch of government that makes laws |
| Executive Branch | The branch of government that carries out the laws |
| Judical Branch | System of courts to inter fear the meaning of laws |
| Ratify | To approve as into approve a plan of government or a amendment |
| Amendments | Changes as in changes to the Consitution |
| Due process of law | Following the legal steps in a court law |
| Feudalism | A system of government in Western Europe in which a vassal promised to serve a lord in exchange for a grant in land |
| Separation of Powers | The divison on government power into legislative executive and judical branches |
| Checks and Balances | The system by which each branch of government can check or limit the power of the other two |
| Slavery | North allowed it to continue so south would agree to the New plane of government |
| Federalists | like the constitution, Washington, Madison, Franklin thought plan was weak but best yet |
| U.S. Constitution | Flexible plan of government, law of the land, TODAY has a bill of rights, Can be amended |
| Great Compromise | Constitution Compromise, By Roger Sherman, 2 houses of congress and house of reps, Population vote (Poportional rep), Senate, Each State gets one vote |
| 3/5ths Compromise | each slave is counted as 3/5ths of a person |
| 1808 | The slave trade could end |
| James Madison | Father of the constitution |
| Framers | Created a new plan of government, Separation of powers between national and state governments, Federal System |
| Federal System | Power is shared but the national government and state government and the people |
| George Washington | Pres. Of the Constitutional Convention |
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