Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
Alien and Sedation Acts
a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States
Anti-Federalist
A person who opposed the adoption of the US Constitution
(Mainly farmers and Southerners)
Bill of Rights
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Checks and Balances
One branch’s power is checked(limited) or balanced by another branch.
Concurrent Powers
Powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments
Delegated Powers
Those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution
Federalism
The sharing of power between the national and state government.
Federalist
A supporter of having a state and federal government
Federalist Papers
were written to persuade the legislature of the hold-out state of New York to ratify the Constitution.
John Jays Treaty
The agreement between England and the U.S. that limited trade relations
Limited Government
The belief that the government should have certain restrictions
New Jersey Plan
Only one branch of legaslative government with equal representation for each state
Northwest Ordinance
Outlined the steps for territories to become states. Allowed all states to be at an equal level.
Popular Sovereignty
The power of the government resides in the consent of the people
Representative Government
Officials are elected by the public to make decisions
Reserved Powers
Powers given to the states instead of the federal government.
Separation of Powers
Prevents one branch from having too much power by giving each branch certain responsibilities and powers.
Shays Rebellion
A rebellion to have Mass. lower taxes. Proved that the Articles were not strong enough because they couldn’t raise an army
The 3/5ths compromise
Allowed for each slave to count as 3/5ths of a person. Compromise between north and south states
The Great Compromise
each state would get two representatives in the Senate and a variable number of representatives in the House in proportion to its population
Thomas Pinckney Treaty
settled a dispute between the two nations over the boundary of Spanish Florida and granted navigation rights on the Mississippi River to Americans
VA and KY Resolutions
protests against the limitations on civil liberties contained in the Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia Plan
Government with 3 branches, proportional representation, and a two branch legislature
Whiskey Rebellion
a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington
XYZ Affair
a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
