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Chapter 2
The Constitution
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Political Studies
12th Grade
08/31/2011

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Amendment
Definition
A new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states.
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Anti federalists
Definition
Those who favor a weaker national government. (And stronger state governments).
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Articles of Confederation
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, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime.
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bill of rights
Definition
First ten amendments to the constitution
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Checks and balances
Definition
Authority shared by three branches of government
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Coalition
Definition
An alliance of factions
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Concurrent Powers
Definition
Powers shared by the national and state governments
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Constitutional Convention
Definition
Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
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Enumerated Powers
Definition
Powers given to the national government alone
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Ex Post Facto Law
Definition
A law that make an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed
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Faction
Definition
A group with distinct political interest
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Federalism
Definition
Government authority shared by national and state government
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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.
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Habeas Corpus
Definition
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge
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Line-item veto
Definition
An executive's 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 government
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Republic
Definition
A government in which elected representatives make the decisions
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Reserved powers
Definition
Powers given to the state government alone
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Separation Of Powers
Definition
Constitutional authority is shared by 3 different branches of govt.
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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
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Unalienable
Definition
A human right based on nature or god
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Virginia Plan
Definition
proposal to create a strong national government
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