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Magna Carta
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A document signed by King John in 1215, it made the king subject to law.
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The English Bill of Rights
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A document passed in 1689, that declared the supremacy of Parliament.
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Constitution
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A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
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Constitution
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A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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A document that declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money, this was created by Thomas Jefferson.
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Suffrage
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The right to vote.
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Articles of Confederation
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Under this document, Congress would become the single branch of the national government.
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Ratification
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Official Approval.
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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A system made for surveying and dividing the western lands.
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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The ordinance that established the Northwest Territory.
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Northwest Territory
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Territories that include areas that are now Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
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Tariffs
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Taxes on imports or exports.
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Interstate Commerce
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A trade between two or more states.
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Depression
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A period of low economic activity combined with a rise of unemployment.
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Daniel Shay
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A poor farmer, who was a Revolutionary War veteran, who led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Supreme Court in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Shays Rebellion
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The uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt.
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Constitutional Convention
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A meeting held in May 1787 in Philadelphias Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation.
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James Madison
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A delegate who participated in the Constitutional Convention to change the Articles of Confederation to improve it
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Virginia Plan
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A proposition made by Edmund Randolph for a new federal constitution that would give sovereignty, or supreme power, to the central government.
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New Jersey Plan
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A proposition made by William Paterson which called for a unicameral, or one-house, legislature. This plan gave each state an number of votes, thus an equal voice, in the federal government.
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The Great Compromise
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An agreement to create a two-house legislature.
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Three-fifths Compromise
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Under this agreement only three-fifths of a states slave population would count when determining representation.
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Popular Sovereignty
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The idea that political authority belongs to the people.
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Federalism
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The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.
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Legislative Branch
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The other name for Congress, who is responsible for proposing and passing laws.
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Executive Branch
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The branch that includes the president and the departments that help run the government.
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Judicial Branch
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The branch that is made up of all the national courts.
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Checks and balances.
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A system which keeps any branch from becoming too powerful.
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Antifederalists
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A group of people who oppose the Constitution.
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George Mason
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A delegate who joined because of the Constitution not guaranteeing individual rights.
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Federalists
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A group of supporters of the Constitution.
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Federalist Papers
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A ton of papers supporting the Constitution that were written anonymously under the name Publius, the real authors were Hamilton, Madison, and Jay.
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Amendments
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Official changes.
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The Bill of Rights
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The 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens rights.
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The Bill of Rights
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The 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens rights.
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The Bill of Rights
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The 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens rights.
