Forming a Government Ch. 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Magna Carta | document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law. |
| English Bill of Rights | passed in 1689, declared the supremacy of Parliament |
| Constitution | a constitution is a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government |
| Virgina Statute for Religious Freedom | this document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money. |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Articles of Confederation | congress would become the single branch of the national government, but it would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | established the Northwest Territory |
| Northwest Territory | included areas that are now in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin |
| Tariffs | taxes on imports or exports |
| Interstate Commerce | trade between two or more states |
| Inflation | occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money |
| Depression | a depression is a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment |
| Shays's Rebellion | uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heave debt |
| Constitution Convention | held May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | Proposed a new federal constitution that would give sovereignty, or supreme power, to the central government |
| New Jersey Plan | called for a unicameral, or one-house, legislature. The plan gave each state an equal number of votes, thus an equal voice, in the federal government |
| Great Compromise | the agreement to create a two-house legislature |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Under this agreement only three-fifths of a state's slave population would count when determining representation |
| Popular Sovereignty | the idea that political authority belongs to the people |
| Federalism | the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country |
| Legislative Branch | Congress is responsible for proposing and passing laws |
| Executive Branch | includes the president and the departments that help run the government |
| Judicial Branch | made up of all the national courts |
| checks and balances | keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| Antifederalists | people who opposed the Constitution |
| Federalists | supporters of the Constitution |
| Federalists Papers | essays supporting the Constitution were written anonymously under the name Publius |
| Amendments | official changes |
| Bill of Rights | 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens' rights |
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