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| An economic theory designed to increase a nation's wealth through the development of commercial industry and a favorable balance of trade |
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| Meeting of representative of nine of the 13 colonies held in NYC in 1765, during which representatives drafted a document to send to the king listing how their rights had been violated |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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| Organizations in each of the american colonies created to keep colonists abreast of developments with the British; served as a powerful models of public opinion against the British |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| Meeting held in Philly from Sept 5 to Oct 26 1774, in which fifty-six delegates (except from Georgia) adopted a resolution in opposition to the coercive acts |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| Meeting that convened in Philly on may 10, 1775 at which it was decided that an army should be raised and George Washington of Virginia was named commander in chief |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Document drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 that proclaimed the right of the American colonies to separate from Great Britain. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| The compact among the 13 original colonies that created a loose league of friendship, with the national government drawing its powers from the states |
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| Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states |
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| a 1786 rebellion in which an army of 1500 disgruntled and angry farmers lead by Daniel Shays marched to Springfield, Massachusetts, and forcibly restrained that state court form foreclosing mortgages on their farms |
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| A document establishing the structure, functions, and limitations of a government |
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| First general plan for the Constitution offered in Philly. Its key points were a bicameral legislature, and an executive and judiciary chosen by the national legislature. |
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| A framework for Constitution proposed by a group of small states. Its key points were a one-house legislature with one vote for each state, a congress with the ability to raise revenue, and a supreme court with members appointed for life |
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| The final decision of the Constitutional Convention to create a two-house legislature with the lower house elected by the people and with powers divided between the two houses. It also made law supreme |
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| Agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention stipulating that each slave was to be counted as 3/5 of a person for purposes of determining population for representation in the US H.O.R. |
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| A way of dividing the power of govt among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, each staffed separately, with equality and independence of each branch ensured by the Constitution |
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| A constitutionally mandated structure that gives each of the three branches of govt some degree of oversight and control over the actions of others. |
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| Plan of government in which power is divided between the national government and the state governments and in which independent states are bound together under one national govt, whose power is supreme |
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| Legislative Branch Powers |
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Pass all federal laws
Pass the federal budget
Declare war
Approve treaties and presidential appointments
Establish lower federal courts and the number of judges |
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Interpret federal laws and US constitution
Review decisions made of lower state and federal courts |
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Enforce federal laws and court orders
Propose legislation to Congress
Make foreign treaties
Nominate officers of the United States govt and federal judges
Serve as commander and chief of the armed forces
Pardon people convicted in federal courts or grant reprieves |
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| Seventeen specific powers granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18, gives congress the right to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the enumerated powers specified in the Constitution; elastic clause |
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| Powers derived from the enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause. Powers are not stated specifically but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegate powers |
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| Full Faith and Credit Clause |
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| Provision of the Constitution that mandates states to honor the laws and judicial proceedings of other states |
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| Portion of Article VI of the US constitution mandating that national law is supreme to (that is, supersedes) all other laws passed by the states or by any other subdivision of govt |
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| Those who favored a stronger national govt and supported the proposed US Constitution; later became the first US political party |
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| Those who favored a stronger state govt and a weak national govt; opposed to the ratification of the US Constitution |
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| A series of 85 political papers written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the US Constitution |
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| The first 10 amendments to the US constitution, which largely guarantee specific rights and liberties |
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| 6 Major Principles of Constitution |
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Limited Power
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review
Popular Sovereignty |
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