Chapter 2 Flashcards
A form of government that established “a firm league of friendship” among the states
Articles of Confederation
Formal approval
Ratification
The delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention
Framers
In this plan, representation in Congress would be based on a state’s population
The Virginia Plan
Known as the Great Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Congress was forbidden the power to tax the export of goods from any state and could not act on the slave trade for a period of 20 years
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Citizens who were opposed to the ratification of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
The idea that government should serve the will of the people
Representative Government
English document signed in 1215 by King John and was the first time to limit the power of the king
Magna Carta
Protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty or property
Due Process
The concept that government is restricted in what it may do and every individual has certain rights that government cannot take away
Limited Government
A written grant of authority by the King
Charter
Legislature that consists of only one house
Unicameral
Under this plan states would be equally represented in Congress
New Jersey Plan
Southerners could count a portion of their slaves in the population, but they would also have to pay for them
Three-Fifths Compromise
