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| 14640513189 | democracy | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |  | 0 |
| 14640514387 | participatory democracy | a system of democracy in which all members of a group or community participate collectively in making major decisions |  | 1 |
| 14640523300 | constitutional convention | Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States. |  | 2 |
| 14640529461 | separation of powers | the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government |  | 3 |
| 14640531603 | three-fifths compromise | Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House (negated by the 13th amendment) |  | 4 |
| 14640538467 | concurrent powers | powers shared by the national and state governments |  | 5 |
| 14640542721 | informal amending process | changes in interpretation of the Constitution due to societal changes or judicial review |  | 6 |
| 14640552569 | Necessary and Proper Clause | Constitutional clause that gives congress the power to make all laws necessary |  | 7 |
| 14640558204 | Federalist 51 | essay by James Madison in favor of checks and balances to prevent tyranny |  | 8 |
| 14640563897 | unitary system | A government that gives all key powers to the national government |  | 9 |
| 14646328284 | direct democracy | A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |  | 10 |
| 14646330153 | elite democracy | A political system in which the privileged classes acquire the most power |  | 11 |
| 14646345781 | bicameralism | Two house legislature |  | 12 |
| 14646347318 | Virginia Plan | Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population | 13 | |
| 14646353759 | implied powers | powers from the necessary and proper clause |  | 14 |
| 14646356830 | judicial review | Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws based on the Constitution |  | 15 |
| 14646368709 | article i | article that establishes the legislative Branch |  | 16 |
| 14646370644 | federalists | supporters of the Constitution | 17 | |
| 14646372573 | federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |  | 18 |
| 14649325348 | Checks and Balances | A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power | 19 | |
| 14651055209 | commerce clause | The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the power to regulate trade among the states and with foreign countries. | 20 | |
| 14651110717 | formal amending process | ratifies and rewrites the Constitution |  | 21 |
| 14651121361 | enumerated powers | Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution; including the power to collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare war. |  | 22 |
| 14651126823 | new jersey plan | The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population |  | 23 |
| 14651134986 | shay's rebellion | A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes |  | 24 |
| 14651145196 | representative democracy | indirect democracy ruled by representatives |  | 25 |
| 14651146317 | pluralist democracy | Group based activism by nongovernmental interests striving to impact political decision making |  | 26 |
| 14651151046 | antifederalists | people who opposed the Constitution |  | 27 |
| 14651153067 | full faith and credit | A clause in Article IV of the Constitution requiring each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states. |  | 28 |
| 14651156015 | federal mandate | a requirement the national government imposes as a condition for receiving federal funds |  | 29 |
| 14651159057 | factions | group of people with the same interest (from Federalist 10 by James Madison) |  | 30 |
| 14651172033 | articles of confederation | A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War. | 31 | |
| 14651179775 | Connecticut Compromise | (Great Compromise) Called for a bicameral (two house) legislature. |  | 32 |
| 14651181585 | supremacy clause | Constitution is the supreme law of the land |  | 33 |
| 14651184608 | inherent powers | powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it |  | 34 |
| 14651191968 | block grants | Money from the national government that states can spend within broad guidelines determined by Washington |  | 35 |
| 14651194650 | confederation | A joining of several groups for a common purpose. |  | 36 |
| 14651198261 | federalist 10 | essay by James Madison that argues for a republic with factions and majority over minority | | 37 |
| 14651205779 | article ii | article that establishes the executive branch |  | 38 |
| 14651206232 | article iii | article that establishes the Judicial Branch |  | 39 |
| 14754601512 | republic | (representative democracy) ruled by representatives elected by the people | 40 |
