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Land ordinance of 1785

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It set up a system for surveying and settling the north west territory . The law called for the territory to be surveyed and then divided into townships.

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The articles of confederation -sec1

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It was the first American constitution and it created a confederation of independent states.

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Northwest ordinance

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It was passed in 1787 , and it set up a government for the northwest territory ,guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery there. It also provided for the vast region to be divided into separate territories in the future .

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Shays rebellion

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Daniel shay who was a farmer that fought up at bunker hill made this and other farmers took part in this and attached courthouses and prevented the state from seizing farms .

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Constitution

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It is a document that sets out the laws and principles of a government .

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Execute

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Carried out the laws

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Confederation

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An alliance of independent states

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Ordinance

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Important laws

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Economic depression

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It is a period when business activity slows, prices, and wages fall, an unemployment rises .

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Constitutional convention -sec 2

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The constitutional convention opened in Philadelphia . Their mission was to revise the articles of confederation . They wrote the constitution during this event.

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James Madison

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He was the best prepared delegate to the constitutional convention . He was from Virginia . James Madison is the father of our constitution.

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Virginia plan

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The Virginia plan called for a strong national government with three branches . The legislative branch, executive branch, judicial branch.

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New Jersey plan

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Like the Virginia plan it called for three branches , except that it provided for a legislature that had only one house . Each state regardless of its population, would have one vote in the legislature.

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Roger Sherman

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He was from Connecticut and he worked out a compromise that he hoped would satisfy both large and small states . His compromise called for a two house legislature .

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Great compromise

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On July 16, the delegates narrowly approved Sherman’s plan. Each side gave up some demands to preserve the nation.

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Three fifths compromise

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The delegates compromised . They agreed that three fifths of the slaves in any state would be counted. In other words if a state had 5,000 slaves, 3,000 of them would be included in the states population count.

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Legislative branch

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The legislative branch passes the laws.

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Executive branch

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The executive branch would carry out the laws.

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Judiciary branch

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The judiciary branch would decide if laws were carried out fairly.

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Magna Carta -️sec 3

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The Magna Carta limited the power of English rulers. The Magna Carta contained two basic ideas that helped to shape both british and American government. 1st it stated that English nobles had certain rights that were later extended to other classes of people as well. 2nd the Magna Carta made clear that English monarchs themselves had to obey the law.

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The English bill of rights

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It went further in limiting the monarchy and protecting the rights of citizens. It allowed citizens to bear arms . It also refined the idea that no person could be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime.

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The house of burgesses

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The representative body of Virginia. Each of Britain’s thirteen American colonies had its own representative legislature .

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Mayflower compact

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It was the first document of self government in North America.

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Enlightenment

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The constitution was based on the ideas of the European enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers believed that people could improve society through the use of reason.

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John Locke

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In 1690 he published two treatises on government . In it he stated two important ideas. First he declared that all people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Second he suggested that government is an agreement between the ruler and the ruled. The ruler must enforce the laws and protect the people . If a ruler violates the people’s natural rights, the people have a right to rebel.

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Montesquieu

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The French thinker baron de Montesquieu published the spirit of the laws. He urged that the power of government be divided among three separate branches - legislative, executive, and judicial.

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Republic

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A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives .

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Separation of powers

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This idea was designed to keep any person or group from gaining too much power.

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Federalism

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Division of power between the states and the national government .

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Electoral college

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It is made up of electors from every state. Every four years, the electors vote for the president and Vice President of the United States .

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Checks and balances

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Under this system each branch of the federal government had some way to check,or control, the other two branches. It’s another way that on which the constitution limits the power of government.

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Bill

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Proposed laws . A bill then goes to the president to be signed into law.

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Veto

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The president can check the power of congress by vetoing or rejecting a bill.

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Override

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Overrule the veto. To override a veto two thirds of both houses of congress must vote for the bill again.

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Impeach

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Bring charges against the president.

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Federalist - ️sec 4

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Supporters of the constitution called themselves this.

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The federalist papers

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, And John jay wrote a series of essays defending the constitution.

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Antifederalists

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People who opposed the constitution were called this.

Question 38

Which convention member had written “ the letter from a farmer in Pennsylvania?”

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John Dickinson

Question 39

Which Connecticut signer of the Declaration of Independence feared democracy and felt the common people were stupid?

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Roger Sherman

Question 40

Which New York delegate favored a powerful central government and a strong chief executive with almost King like powers.

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Alexander Hamilton

Question 41

What delegate signed both the Declaration of Independence and the articles of confederation but not the constitution?

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Elbridge Gerry

Question 42

Who wrote most of the constitution in his own handwriting as a member of the committee of style of arrangement?

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Gouverneur Morris

Question 43

Who had proposed the Albany plan of union in 1754?

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Benjamin Franklin