Vocab Preview (Chapter 10)

Question 1

Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

plan for national government where states would keep their freedom and independence.

Question 2

Ratify

Answer 2

to approve something

Question 3

legislative branch

Answer 3

the part of the government that passes laws

Question 4

executive branch

Answer 4

the part of government that carries out the laws

Question 5

inflation

Answer 5

happens when prices rise very quickly

Question 6

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 6

movement by farmers to protest high taxes

Question 7

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 7

an order that commanded that the Northwest Territory be divided into smaller territories

Question 8

delegate

Answer 8

a representative

Question 9

Constitutional Convention

Answer 9

assembly that replaced the Articles of Confederation

Question 10

Virginia Plan

Answer 10

plan that proposed that congress should be given much greater power over the states

Question 11

New Jersey Plan

Answer 11

plan that proposed that each state, regardless of size, would have the same number of representative in Congress

Question 12

compromise

Answer 12

each side gives up something to reach an agreement

Question 13

Three-Fifths Comparison

Answer 13

three out of five slaves would be counted for population and taxes

Question 14

Separations of Power

Answer 14

each branch of the government has different and separate powers

Question 15

Checks and Balances

Answer 15

system to guard against one branch of the government becoming to powerful