chapter 3 Flashcards
a detailed written plan for government
constitution
a legislature consisting of two parts or houses
bicameral
a group of individuals or state governments
confederation
the first constitution of the united states
articles of confederation
to vote approval on
ratify
a law, usually of a city or country
ordinance
an uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms because of debt caused by heavy state taxes after the American revolution
Shay’s Rebellion
meetings of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new constitution
constitutional convention
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
electoral college
a supporter of the constitution
federalist
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national government and the states
federalism
a series of essays written to defend the constitution
the federalist papers
a person who opposed ratification of the constitution
anti-federalist
agreement providing that five enslaved persons would count as 3 free persons in determining representation in congress
Three fifths compromise
The ideas of trial by jury and protection of personal property
how did the Magna Carta influence those who wrote state constitutions
he helped create the constitution
what was James madisons role with the creation of a new government
federalists supported the ideas of the constitution, the anti-federalists thought it would destroy their liberties
how did the federalist’s and anti-federalist’s viewpoints differ
Virginia plan
(The larger the state the more votes it gets)
New Jersey plan
(Every state has 1 vote)
The great compromise
(2 houses(senate(each state gets the same amount of representatives(2))(House of representatives(number votes reflects on side of the state))))
identify and describe the plans that were proposed at the constitutional convention
