APGOPO Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Unaliable

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a human right based on nature or God

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Articles of Confederation

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A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War

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Shay’s Rebellion

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A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes

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Virginia Plan

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Proposal to create a strong national government

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New Jersey Plan

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Proposal to create a weak national government

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Great Compromise

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Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state

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Republic

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A government in which elected representatives make the decisions

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Judicial review

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The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional

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Federalism

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Government authority shared by national and local governments

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Separation of Powers

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Constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government

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Enumerated powers

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Powers given to the national government alone

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Reserved powers

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Powers only held by the state government

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