terms Flashcards
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Depression
a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases
federalists
people who supported/ ratified the new constitution/ AOC/
Check and balance
a system of government where each branch has a way of limiting the power of other branches
Electoral college
a group of appointed by voters that elect the president and vice president
Framers
the people who shaped the constitution and write it
John Locke
a philosopher who influenced the work of the constitution.
Roger Sherman
the man who introduced the great compromise
Northwestern Ordinance
created a single northwest territory divided into fives
Shays rebellion
farmers and unpaid soldiers revolted because of unfair taxes
Articles of confederation/AOC
The united states´ first constitution , the congress took over the rule of ruling us and the AOC was needed to shape our government
Republic
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
Ordinance of 1785
set up a process to survey and sell the lands north of the ohio river
Virginia plan
a plan formed by Edmund Randolph that includes a 2-house legislature, with one-house having two representatives and the others having representatives based on population
New Jersey plan
a plan formed by william paterson that includes a one-house legislature with one vote for each state. It wanted to amend the AOC.
federalism
sharing power between the federal and state governments
Judicial branch
the court system
Executive branch
carry out the nations laws, and politics
Legislative branch
establishing taxes, coining , money, and regulating trade
Enlightenment
a movement in the 1700ś that promoted knowledge,reasons, and science
