5 Forming a Government

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Constitution

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A set of basic laws and principles that states the powers and duties of the government.

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Magna Carta

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A document signed by King James in 1215 and made the king subject to the law

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

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The document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money.

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Sufferage

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The right to vote

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Articles of Confederation

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The first U.S. Constitution. Under this document, Congress would become the single branch of the government, but it would have limited power to protect the rights of the people.

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Ratification

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Official approval

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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Set up a system for surveying lands

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Established the Northwest Territory, which included areas that are now Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

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Tariffs

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Taxes on imports or exports

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Interstate commerce

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Trade between two or more states

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Inflation

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When there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money

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Depression

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A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment

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Daniel Shays

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A revolutionary war veteran and poor farmer who organized “Shays’ Rebellion”

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Shays’ Rebellion

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An uprising of farmer to protest high taxes and heavy debt

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The ConstitutionalConvention

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Was held in May 1787 in Philadelphia’s Independence hall to revise the Articles of Confederation

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Virginia Plan

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A plan proposing that a new federal constitution that would give sovereignty to the central government

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New Jersey Plan

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This plan called for a unicameral, or one house legislature. The plan gave each state an equal number of votes, an thus and equal voice, in the federal government.

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Great Compromise

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The agreement to create a two house legislature

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Under this agreement only three-fifths of a state’s slave population would count when determining representatives.

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Popular Sovereignty

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The idea that political power belongs to the people

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Federalism

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The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country

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Legislative Branch

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(Or Congress) The branch of government in charge of proposing and passing laws.

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Executive Branch

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Includes the president and the departments that help run the government
Help make sure law is carried out

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Judicial Branch

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The make up of all the national courts

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Checks and balances

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Keeps any branch from becoming too powerful

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James Madison

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A signer of the Declaration of Independence

Was a federalist and helped write the Federalist Papers

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Antifederalists

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People who opposed the Constitution

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Federalists

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Supporters of the Constitution

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George Mason

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A delegate who became antifederalist because the Constitution did not have a section securing people’s rights

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Federalist Papers

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Essays supporting the constitution that were written anonymously

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Ammendments

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Official changes

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Bill of Rights

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10 of the proposed amendments to the Constitution