CH.2 Vocab

Question 1

Unalienable

Answer 1

A human right based on nature or god

Question 2

Articles Of Confederation

Answer 2

A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary war

Question 3

Constitutional Convention

Answer 3

A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution

Question 4

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 4

A 1787 rebellion in which ex revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.

Question 5

Virginia Plan

Answer 5

Proposal to create a strong national governmnet

Question 6

New Jersey Plan

Answer 6

Proposal to create a wake national government

Question 7

Federalism

Answer 7

Government and authority shared by national and local governments

Question 8

Anti-Federalists

Answer 8

those who favor a weaker national government

Question 9

Declaration of Independence

Answer 9

Drafted in 1776 by T. Jefferson declaring Americas depredation from Great Britain

Question 10

Ratification

Answer 10

Method of enacting a constitution or amendment into law

Question 11

Three-Fifths compromise

Answer 11

Agreement that each slave counted as 3/5 of a person in determining representation in the house for representation and taxation purposes

Question 12

Federalists

Answer 12

Those who favor a stronger national government

Question 13

Habeas Corpus

Answer 13

an order to produce an arrested person before a judge

Question 14

Inherent Powers

Answer 14

Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the constitution but are inferred from it

Question 15

implied powers

Answer 15

Powers no specifically mentioned in the constitution

Question 16

Bill of Rights

Answer 16

First 10 amendments to the constitution

Question 17

Social Contract

Answer 17

A voluntary agreement between the government and the governed

Question 18

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 18

People are the source of all government

Question 19

Separation of Powers

Answer 19

Sharing of constitutional authority by multiple branches of government

Question 20

Ex post facto law

Answer 20

A law that makes an act criminal even though the act was legal when it was committed

Question 21

Bill of attainder

Answer 21

A law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime

Question 22

Limited Government

Answer 22

Basic principle of U.S government that each person has rights that government cant take away.

Question 23

Judicial review

Answer 23

The power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional

Question 24

constitutional Convention

Answer 24

A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new Constitution.

Question 25

coalition

Answer 25

an alliance of groups

Question 26

Reserved Powers

Answer 26

Powers given to the state government alone

Question 27

Concurrent Powers

Answer 27

Powers shared by the national and state government

Question 28

Enumerated Powers

Answer 28

Powers give to the national government alone

Question 29

Checks and Balances

Answer 29

Constitution ability of multiple branches of government to limit each others power.

Question 30

Great (Connecticut) Compromise

Answer 30

Plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state - selected senate, with 2 members for each state.

Question 31

Slave trade Compromise

Answer 31

Congress could not tax exports nor ban the slave trade for 20 years.

Question 32

Factions

Answer 32

A group with a distinct Political Interest

Question 33

Liberty

Answer 33

The right to do anything without interference of the government.

Question 34

Electoral College

Answer 34

The people chosen to cast each states votes in a presidential election. each state can cast one electoral vote for each senator or representative it has.

Question 35

John Locke

Answer 35

English philosopher who advocated the idea of a “social contract” in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.