Section 2 Flashcards
Having two houses
Bicameral
The idea that government should serve the will of the people
Representative government
Protection against him arbitrary taking of life, liberty, or poverty
Due process
A written grant of authority from the king
Charter
The idea that government is restricted in what it may do
Limited government
Having only one house
Unicameral
Legal authority
Jurisdiction
Formal approval
Ratification
The chair of a meeting
Presiding officer
Uprising in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787
Shays rebellion
Plan of government adopted but the Continental Congress after the American Revolution
Articles of Confederation
A store of arms or military equipment
Arsenal
Called for a unicameral legislature in which each State would be equal represented
New Jersey plan
The delegates who drafted the U.S. Constitution
Framers
An agreement about how to count slaves when determining the population of a state
Three-Fifth Compromise
An agreement that Congress should be composed of a Senate, with States represented equally, and a House, with representation based on State’s population
Connecticut compromise
Called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on population or financial support
Virginia Plan
Prevented Congress from restricting slave trade for 20 years
Commerce and Slave Trade
