Vocab Module 6 Flashcards

1
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what are amendments?

A

official changes to a document

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2
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who were the federalists?

A

people who supported the Constitution

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3
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what were the federalists papers and who wrote them?

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essays supporting the Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison

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4
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who were anti federalists?

A

people who opposed the Constitution

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5
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what was the Bill of Rights?

A

constitutional amendments that protect the rights of citizens

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6
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what was the constitutional convention?

A

meeting held in Philadelphia to create a new constitution

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7
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what was the Virginia plan and what states did it favor?

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a plan giving supreme power to the central government and creating a bicameral legislature made up of two groups, or houses, of representatives giving favor to the bigger states like NY and VA

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what was the New Jersey plan and what states did it favor?

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a plan creating a unicameral, or one-house, legislature favoring ALL STATES and giving them all equal representation

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9
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what was the Great Compromise?

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an agreement that gave each state one vote in the upper house of the legislature and a number of representatives based on its population in the lower house

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10
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what was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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only three-fifths of a state’s slaves were counted when deciding representation in Congress

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11
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what was popular sovereignty?

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the idea that political power belongs to the people

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what was the legislative branch made of and what did it do?

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a Congress of two houses that proposes and passes laws

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what was the executive branch made of and what did it do?

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the president and the departments that help run the government

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what was the judicial branch made of and what did it do?

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a system of all the national courts

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what did checks and balances do?

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a system that keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful

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16
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what is federalism?

A

the sharing of power between a central government and the states

17
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what was the federal system?

A

the government system that gives certain powers to the federal government

18
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what does it mean to impeach someone?

A

vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president

19
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what does veto mean?

A

to cancel

20
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what are executive orders?

A

commands from the president that have the power of law

21
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what are pardons?

A

orders from the president that grant freedom from punishment

22
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what is majority rule?

A

the idea that the greatest number of people in a society can make policies for everyone

23
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what is a petition?

A

a request made of the government

24
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what is a search warrant?

A

an order authorities must get before they search someone’s property

25
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what is due process?

A

a rule that the law must be fairly applied

26
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what does it mean to indict someone?

A

to formally accuse

27
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what does double jeopardy mean?

A

a rule that says a person cannot be tried for the same crime more than once

28
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what is eminent domain?

A

the power of the government to take personal property to benefit the public

29
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what are naturalized citizens?

A

foreign-born people who: a) live in the United States, b) whose parents are not citizens, and c) who complete the requirements for U.S. citizenship

30
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what does it mean to deport?

A

return to an immigrant’s country of origin

31
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what does draft mean?

A

required military service

32
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what were political action committees?

A

groups that collect money for candidates who support certain issues

33
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what were interest groups?

A

groups of people who share a common interest that motivates them to take political action