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Bellaire AmHis8 CH 8

Bellaire American History8 Ch 8 vocab

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Natural Rights fundamental rights such as religious liberty and equality before the law
Constitution a set of basic principles and laws that determine the powers and duties of the government
republic a type of government in which the head of state is elected and the people hold the political power
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedon 1786 the idea that no man shall be forced to support any religious worship and all men shall be free to speak their opinion in matters of religion.
suffrage voting rights
Articles of Confederation the Articles created a central government with limited powers
ratification a formal approval
Land Ordinance of 1785 way of raising revenue by selling western lands, surveys and divisions of public lands. It divided the lands into townships of 36 square miles. Townships were divided into 36 lots of 640 acres.Set aside was one lot for public school and Rev War Veterans.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 the political structure that was established for western lands of 1785
Northwest Territiory A vast region that included present-day Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Interstate commerce Trade conducted between two or more states.
Creditors People who lend money.
debtors People who owe money.
Depression a steep drop in economic activity
Shays's Rebellion Uprising where bands of angry citizens armed with pitchforks and other farm tools closed down courts in MA...with courts closed down then one's farm could be foreclosed.
Constitutional Convention where delegates planned to discuss the uch needed revision of the Article of Confederation.
Virginia Plan Large state plan where it gave the central govenment supreme power and provided 3 branches of gov, executive,judicial legislative and bicameral
Bicameral Two-house legislature with representatives chosen in proportion to state population
New Jersey Plan small state plan, keep existing congress, unicameral (one house) where each state was entitled to equal number of votes
Unicameral one house
Great Compromise Every state would have an equal vote in the upper house(senaste) and receive one rep for every 40,000 people in the lower house(House of Representives)
Three-Fifths Compromise Three fifths of the slaves in each state be counted as part of that state's population when allotting representatives in lower house
Federalism the distrubution of governmental power between central authority and the states/provinces that make up the nation
Legislative branch or Congress, which is one of three branches government, responsibile for proposing bills and passing them into laws. Made up of 2 houses: Senate and House of Representatives
Executive branch includes president and administrative departments of gov.
Judicial branch made up of all national courts;responsible for interpreting laws, punishing criminals and settling disputes between states.
Checks and balances system to prevent any branch of government from becoming too powerful
Antifederalist People who opposed the government
Federalist People who believe that the Consitiution provided a good balance of power and reflected a careful compromise between a variety of political opinions
Federalist Papers Essays that were written to reassure Americans that the states would not be overpowered by the new federal government
Amendments Official changes, corrections or additions
Bill of Rights First 10 amendments;added to the strength and flexability of Constitution, also gave a clear example of how to amend the Constitution in the future
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