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The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people

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Republicanism

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government in which the people elect representatives to govern

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Republic

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The set of laws that established the first government of the United States

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Articles of Confederation

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A loose alliance of states

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Confederation

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A law that set up a plan for surveying land west of the appellation Mountains

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Land ordinance of 1785

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Law that organized the Northwest territories

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Northwest ordinance of 1787

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Anti-tax protest by farmers

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Shays rebellion

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One of the leaders of the Constitutional convention

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James Madison

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Delegate who developed the great compromise

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Roger Sherman

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Compromise made by Constitutional convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislator and representation based on population in the other house

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Great compromise

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Compromise that allowed states to count 3/5 of their slaves as part of the population

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Three Fifths compromise

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The division of power between the federal and state governments

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Federalism

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The branch of government that makes laws

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The legislative branch

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The branch of government that enforces the laws

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Executive branch

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The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution

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Judicial branch

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Power given to separate branches of government to keep anyone from getting too much power

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Checks and balances

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A group selected to elect the president, in which each states numbers of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress

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Electoral college

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Introduction to the Constitution

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Preamble

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National legislator

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Congress

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Lower house of the national legislator

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House of Representatives

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Upper house of the national legislator

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Senate

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Powers specifically granted in the Constitution

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Enumerated powers

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Powers not specifically stated in the constitution

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Implied powers

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Clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers

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Elastic clause

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President of the United States

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Chief executive

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Order in which the office of president is filled if it becomes vacant before an election

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Succession

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Message delivered by the president once a year

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State of the Union address

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Highest federal court in the United States

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Supreme Court

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Authority to decide cases involving disputes over the law or behavior of people

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Judicial power

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Authority to decide whether a law is constitutional

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Judicial review

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Procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed

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Extradition

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Officially approve the constitution or an amendment to it

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First 10 amendments

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Bill of rights

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Being tried more than once for the same crime

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Double Jeopardy

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All the procedures for fair treatment must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime

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Due process of law

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Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people

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Reserved powers

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Right to vote

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Define

Republic

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government in which the people elect representatives to govern

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Define

Republicanism

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The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people

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Define

Articles of Confederation

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The set of laws that established the first government of the United States

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Define

Confederation

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A loose alliance of states

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Land ordinance of 1785

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A law that set up a plan for surveying land west of the appellation Mountains

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Northwest ordinance of 1787

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Law that organized the Northwest territories

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Define

Shays rebellion

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Anti-tax protest by farmers

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James Madison

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One of the leaders of the Constitutional convention

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Roger Sherman

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Delegate who developed the great compromise

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Define

Great compromise

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Compromise made by Constitutional convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislator and representation based on population in the other house

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Define

Three Fifths compromise

A

Compromise that allowed states to count 3/5 of their slaves as part of the population

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Define

Federalism

A

The division of power between the federal and state governments

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Define

The legislative branch

A

The branch of government that makes laws

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Define

Executive branch

A

The branch of government that enforces the laws

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Define

Judicial branch

A

The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution

52
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Define

Checks and balances

A

Power given to separate branches of government to keep anyone from getting too much power

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Define

Electoral college

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A group selected to elect the president, in which each states numbers of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress

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Define

Preamble

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Introduction to the Constitution

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Define

Congress

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National legislator

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Define

House of Representatives

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Lower house of the national legislator

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Define

Senate

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Upper house of the national legislator

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Define

Enumerated powers

A

Powers specifically granted in the Constitution

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Define

Implied powers

A

Powers not specifically stated in the constitution

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Define

Elastic clause

A

Clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers

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Define

Chief executive

A

President of the United States

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Define

Succession

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Order in which the office of president is filled if it becomes vacant before an election

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Define

State of the Union address

A

Message delivered by the president once a year

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Define

Supreme Court

A

Highest federal court in the United States

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Define

Judicial power

A

Authority to decide cases involving disputes over the law or behavior of people

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Define

Judicial review

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Authority to decide whether a law is constitutional

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Define

Extradition

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Procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed

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Define

Ratify

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Officially approve the constitution or an amendment to it

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Define

Bill of rights

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First 10 amendments

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Define

Double Jeopardy

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Being tried more than once for the same crime

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Define

Due process of law

A

All the procedures for fair treatment must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime

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Define

Reserved powers

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Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people

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Define

Suffrage

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Right to vote

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