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AP U.S. Government & Politics
Chapter 2
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History
10th Grade
09/10/2007

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Amendment
Definition
A new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states.
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Antifederalists
Definition
Those who favor a weaker national gov't.
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Articles of Conferderation
Definition
A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.
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Bill of attainder
Definition
"A law that declares a person, w/o a trial, to be guilty of a crime."
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Bill of attainder
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"A law that declares a person, w/o a trial, to be guilty of a crime."
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Bill of Rights
Definition
First 10 amendments of the Constitution.
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Checks & balances
Definition
Authority shared by 3 branches of gov't.
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Coalition
Definition
An alliance of factions.
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Concurrent powers
Definition
Powers shared by the national & state gov'ts.
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Constitutional Convention
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Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution.
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Numerated powers
Definition
Powers given to the national gov't alone.
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Ex post facto law
Definition
A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when committed.
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Faction
Definition
A group w/ distinct political interest.
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Federalism
Definition
Gov't authority shared by national & state gov't.
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Federalists
Definition
Those who favor a stronger national gov't.
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Great Compromise
Definition
"Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, w/ 2 members for each state."
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Habeas corpus
Definition
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.
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Judicial review
Definition
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
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Line-item veto
Definition
An executives ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature.
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New Jersey Plan
Definition
Proposal to create a weak national gov't.
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Republic
Definition
A gov't in which elected representatives make the decisions.
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Reserved powers
Definition
Powers given to the state gov't alone.
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Reserved powers
Definition
Powers given to the state gov't alone.
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Shays Rebellion
Definition
A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Rev War soliders attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.
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Unalienable
Definition
A human right based on nature or God.
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Virgina Plan
Definition
Proposal to create a strong gov't.
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Where did Shays Rebellion occur?
Definition
Massachusets.
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How many delegates attended Constitutional Convention?
Definition
55
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