Gov Chapter 2

Unalienable
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Terms in this set (25)
Unalienable
A human right based on the nature of God.
Articles of Confederation
A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.
Constitutional Convention
A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution.
Shay's Rebellion
A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.
Virginia Plan
Proposal to create a strong national government.
New Jersey Plan
Proposal to create a weak national government.
Great Compromise
Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state.
Republic
A government in which elected representatives make the decisions.
Judicial Review
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
Federalism
Government authority shared by national and local governments.
Enumerated PowersPowers given to the national government alone.Reserved PowersPowers given to the state government alone.Concurrent PowersPowers shared by the national and state governments.Checks and BalancesAuthority is shared by the three branches of government.Separation of PowersConstitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government.FactionA group within a distinct political interest.FederalistsThose who favor a stronger national government.AntifederalistsThose who favor a weaker national government.CoalitionAn alliance of groups.Bill of RightsFirst ten amendments to the Constitution.Habeas CorpusAn order to produce and arrested person before a judge.Bill of AttainderA law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime.Ex Post Facto LawA law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed.AmendmentsA new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states.Line-Item VetoAn executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature.