Chapter 2

Question 1

Unalienable

Answer 1

A human right based on nature or God

Question 2

Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

A weak constitution that governed America during the revolutionary war, until 1787 (when the constitution was signed)

Question 3

Constitutional Convention

Answer 3

A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution

Question 4

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 4

A 1787 rebellion in which ex-revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes

Question 5

Virginia Plan

Answer 5

Proposal to create a strong national government

Question 6

Republic

Answer 6

A government in which elected representatives make the decisions

Question 7

Judicial review

Answer 7

The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional

Question 8

Federalism

Answer 8

Government authority shared by national and local governments

Question 9

Enumerated powers

Answer 9

Powers given to the national government alone

Question 10

Reserved powers

Answer 10

Powers given to the state government alone

Question 11

Concurrent powers

Answer 11

Power shared by the national and state governments

Question 12

Checks and balances

Answer 12

Authority shared by three branches of government

Question 13

Separation of powers

Answer 13

Constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government

Question 14

Federalists

Answer 14

Those who favor a stronger national government

Question 15

Antifederalists

Answer 15

Those who favor a weaker national government

Question 16

Faction

Answer 16

A group with a distinct political interest

Question 17

Coalition

Answer 17

Alliance of groups

Question 18

Habeas Corpus

Answer 18

An order to produce an arrested person before a judge

Question 19

Bill of attainder

Answer 19

A law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime (only used in times of emergency)

Question 20

Ex post facto law

Answer 20

A law that makes an act criminal, even though the act was legal when it was committed

Question 21

Bill of Rights

Answer 21

First 10 amendments to the constitution

Question 22

Line-item veto

Answer 22

And executive’s ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislation