Terms

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A form of political organization in which the sovereign states combine for certain specified purpose, such as mutual defense?

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Confederation

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An armed revolt by Massachusetts farmers seeking relief from debt and mortgage foreclosures?

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Shay’s Rebellion

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The first constitution of the u.s., create to form a perpetual Union and a firm league of friendship among the thirteen original states?

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Articles of confederation

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Consists of courteous, reasoned discussion as opposed to impolite or emotional argument?

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Civil discourse

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Also called the Philadelphia Convention, this was the meeting help in Philadelphia from May to September 1787 at which the u.s. Constitution was written?

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Constitutional convention

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A person selected to act for or represent another person or group, especially at a conference or meeting.

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Delegate

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A form of government in which power is divided and shared between a central government and state and local governments. Also known as federalism.

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Federal system

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The organization that has central political authority in a nation.

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National government

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The electoral system in which the number of representatives for a state is based on the number of people living in a state, and is used to determine the number of each state’s representative in the u.s. House of Representatives?

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Proportional representation

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Presented at the Philadelphia convention provided for a national government composed of three branches. Proposed a congress of two houses, both of which would be based on proportional representation. Favored a strong central government.

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Virginia Plan

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A plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 that called for a Congress of two houses: the upper house, or Senate, representation of the states would be equal, with each state having two senates; in the lower house representation would be apportioned according to the population of each state, so that the states with more people would have more representation.

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The Great Compromise

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A clause in the u.s. Constitution that provide that each slave should be counted as three-fifths of a person in determining the number of representatives a state might send to the House of Representatives.

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The Three-Fifths Compromise

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A legislative body that meets to date issues?

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Deliberative body

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Is the group of presidential electors who cast the official votes for president and Vice President after an election?

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Electoral college

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Those rights and responsibilities of the u.s. government specifically provide for and listed in the Constitution?

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Enumerated powers

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Gives congress the power to make all laws that are “ “ to carry out the powers specifically delegated to it by the constitution

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Necessary and proper clause

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Refers to the division of powers of government among the government’s different branches. A primary strategy of promoting constitutional or limited government by ensuring that no one individual or branch has excessive power that can be abused?

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Separated powers

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Refers to the legislative powers that are not completely separated between the branches of government?

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Shared powers

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An act of the legislature that inflicts punishment on an individual or group without a judicial trial?

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Bill of attainder

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Refers to a law that criminalizes an act that was not a crime when committed, that increases the penalty for a crime after it was committed, or that changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier?

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Ex post facto

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To formally withdraw from an alliance, federation, or association by a constituent member?

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Secede

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States that the constitution, laws passed by congress, and treaties of the united states “shall be the supreme law of the land” and binding on the states?

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Supremacy clause

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Also known as a duty, a tax on imported or exported goods?

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Tariff

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Opponents to ratification of the u.s. Constitution who believed that it gave excessive power to the federal government and failed to protect the rights and liberties of the people

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Anti-federalists

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A list of rights to which people are entitled. Refers to the ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

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Bill of rights

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A formal approval of a formal legal instruments.

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Ratification

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A small group of people within a larger group of people

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Faction

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Advocates for a strong central government who urged ratification of the u.s. Constitution in 1787-1788. Under the leadership of Alexander Hamilton

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Federalists

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A series of essays written for newspapers,then published as a book, by Alex Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay urging the adoption of the constitution and supporting the need for a strong central government?

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The Federalist

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A situation in which the majority uses the principle of majority rule but fails to respect the rights and interests of the minority?

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Majority tyranny

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Was James Madison’s term in The Federalist for a study of politics utilizing reason, observation, and history,that would help the Founders construct a new government on a rational and informed basis?

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“new science of politics”