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AoC Flashcards

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Constitution

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A detailed written plan for government

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Bicameral Leglislature

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Divided into two parts or houses

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Confederation

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A group that comes together for a common person

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Articles of confederation

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The first plan of government fot the us

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5
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Ratify

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To approve

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Ordinance

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A law

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Ordinance of 1785

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Law that set rules for surveying and selling land in the north west territory

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Northwest ordinance

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Law that set rules for governing the new territory

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Shays rebellion

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Armed uprising in which farmers attacked a federal building in Massachusetts

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3/5 compromise

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Included part of the slave population in the calculating representation in the house.

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Electoral college

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A special group of electors

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Federalist

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Supporters of the constitution in the debate about ratifying

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Fedarilism

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The constitution would create a system in which power is divided between the federal or national government and the states

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The federalist paper

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Essays that defined the constitution

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Anti federalist

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People who opposed the constitution

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Preamble

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The intro to the constitution

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Judicial branch

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This branch is made up of the Supreme Court and lower courts

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Amendment

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The last part of the constitution these are changes that have been added over

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Supreme Court

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As the final authority on interpreting he constitution.

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Abolition of slavery

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change that was accomplished through a constitutional amendment

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Article 1

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Describes the power of the legislative branch

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Article 2

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Describes the power of the executive branch

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Reserved powers

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Powers that can be exercised only by state government

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Supremacy clause

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Statement in the constitution that makes national law more powerful than the state law

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Implied powers

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Powers of cogress that are not specifically listed

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