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| document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and process of a government. |
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| written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| First American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states. |
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| law setting up a system for settling the Northwest Territory. |
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| a 1787 article that set up a government for the Northwest Territory, guarantied basic rights for settlers, and outlawed slavery there. |
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| branch of government that passes laws. |
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| branch of government that carries out laws. |
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| branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly. |
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| period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises. |
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| a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes. |
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| plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by larger states, that called for a strong national government with three and a two-chamber legislature. |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. |
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| first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. |
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| series of essays by Federalists James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton support of ratifying the Constitution. |
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| supporter of the Constitution, who favored a strong federal or national government. |
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| people who opposed the Constitution and a strong national government. |
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| principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches. |
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| plan atthe Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature. |
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| settlment in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement. |
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| Plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states. |
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| Agreement at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slaves in any state could be counted in it's populaton. |
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| James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and the other leaders who laid the ground-work for the United States. |
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| system of government in which citizens chose representatives to govern them. |
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| government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority. |
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| signed in 1215, a British document that contains 2 basic ideas: Monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights. |
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| a 1689 document that guaranteed the rights of English citizens. |
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| the right that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime. |
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