Mon Chap Test Review Flashcards
a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and process of government
constitution
lists the freedoms the gov promises to protect
Bill of Rights
the first American constitution, passing in 1777
A of C
to give up, leave
cede
money
currency
a 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest Territory
Northwest Ordinance
a 1786 revolt in Springfieled, Massachussets led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
Shay’s Rebellion
the gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the A of C
Constitutional Convention
the plan at the CC that called for a strong nation gov’ w/ 3 branches and a 2 chamber legislature; proposed by Edmund Randolph
Virginia Plan
the plan at the CC, favored by smaller states, that called for 3 branches of gov w/ a single chamber legislature; proposed by William Paterson
NJ Plan
a plan at the CC that settled the differences between large and small states; proposed by Roger Sherman
Great Compromise
an agreement at the CC that 3/5ths of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population
3/5ths Compromise
a law that freed individual slaves; started in Virginia
Manumission
he said that the masses shouldn’t be involved in the decision making process
Roger Sherman
from Pennsylvania and believed the masses should be involved in the decision making process
James Wilson
a settlement or peaceful solution in which each side gives up some of its demands
Compromise
wrote the Preamble to the Constitution
Governor Morris
proposed Virginia Plan
Edmund Randolph
proposed NJ Plan
William Paterson
two house legislature
Bicameral
one house legislature
Unicameral
representation in Congress would depend on a state’s population
Proportional Representation
a system of government in which citizens choose reps to govern them
Republic
a gov in which one person or a small group holds complete authority
Dictatorship
