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a government by the people, either directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections |
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a government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials more directly |
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| government that derives its powers indirectly from the people who elect those who will govern |
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| government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free and fair and relatively frequent elections. |
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| the set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process and a bill or rights, that requires headers to listen, think, bargain and explain before they act or make laws. We than hold them politically and legally accountable for how they exercise. |
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| the idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals residing in the nation |
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| the idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs |
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a consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government |
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| Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority |
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govt. by religious leaders who claim divine guidance |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| the governing document of the confederate States, drafted in 1777, ratified in 1781 and replaced by the present constitution in 1789 |
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| a convention held in September 1786 to consider problems of trade and navigation attended by 5 states and important because it issued the call to congress and the states for what became the Constitutional Convention |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| the convention in Philadelphia, May 25 to September 17, 1787 that framed the constitution of the U.S |
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| rebellion by farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787 protesting mortgage foreclosures; led by Daniel Shays and important because it highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the constitutional convention went out |
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the principal of a 2 house legislature |
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| proposal at the constitutional convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central govt. with a single- house legislature in each state would be represented equally |
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| compromise agreement by states at the constitutional convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and on upper house in which each state would have 2 senators |
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| Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by Willliam Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally. |
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| The candidate or party that winds more than half the votes cast in an election |
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| candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not necessarily more than half |
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| compromise agreement between northern and southern states at the constitutional convention that 3/5ths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives |
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| Series of essays promoting ratification of the Constitution, published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison in 1787 and 1788 |
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| Supporters of ratification of the Constitution whose postition promoting a strong cnetral governmetn was later voiced in the Federalist Party |
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Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a storng central government generally. |
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