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Cards Term articles of confederation Definition a weak constitution that governed america during the revolutionary war. Term unalienable Definition a human right based on nature or God. Term constitutional convention Definition meeting in philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constituion. Term Shay's Rebellion Definition a 1787 rebellion in which ex-revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes. Term Virginia Plan Definition proposal to create a strong national government. Term New Jersey Plan Definition proposal to create a weak national government. Term Great compromise Definition plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state-selected senate, with two members for each state. Term republic Definition a government in which elected representatives make deciesions. Term judicial review Definition the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional. Term federalism Definition government authority shared by national and state governments. Term checks and balances Definition authority shared by three branches of government. Term enumerated powers Definition powers given to the national government. Term reserved powers Definition powers given to the state government alone. Term concurrent powers Definition powers shared by the national and state governments. Term seperation of powers Definition constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government. Term faction Definition group with a distinct political interest. Term federalists Definition those who favor a strong national government. Term antifederalists Definition those who favor a weak national government Term coalition Definition alliance of factions Term habeas corpus Definition an order to produce an arrested person before a judge Term bill of attainder Definition a law that decclares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime. Term ex post facto law Definition a law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed. Term bill of rights Definition first 10 amendments to the constitution. Term amendment Definition new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states. Term line-item veto Definition executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by legislature.