The Constitution Flashcards
Antifederalists
Those who favored a weaker national government
Articles of Confederation
An earlier, weaker form of the Constitution
Bill of Attainder
A law that declares a person, without trial, to be guilty of a crime
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments
Checks and Balances
Powers of the government to check one another
Coalition
An alliance of faction
Concurrent Powers
Powers shared by the state and federal government
Constitutional Convention
Meeting to create the Constitution
Enumerated Powers
Powers only given to the national government
Ex Post Facto Law
A law that makes an act criminal though the act was legal when committed
Faction
A political party
Federalism
Government authority shared by national and state governments
Federalists
Those who favor a stronger national government
Great Compromise
Plan to have House elected on population and Senate by election
Habeas Corpus
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge
