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7310682496UnalienableA human right based on nature or God0
7310682497Articles of ConfederationA weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War1
7310682498Constitutional ConventionA meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution2
7310682499Shay's RebellionA 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes3
7310682500Virginia PlanProposal to create a strong national government4
7310682501New Jersey PlanProposal to create a weak national government5
7310682502Connecticut CompromisePlan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state6
7310682503republicA government in which elected representatives make the decisions7
7310682504judicial reviewThe power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional8
7310682505federalismgovernment authority shared by national and local governments9
7310682506enumerated powerspowers given to the national government alone10
7310682507reserved powerspowers given to the state government alone11
7310682508concurrent powerspowers shared by the national and state governments12
7310682509checks and balancesauthority shared by three branches of government13
7310682510separation of powersconstitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government14
7310682511factiona group with a distinct political interest15
7310682512federaliststhose who favor a stronger national government16
7310682513antifederaliststhose who favor a weaker national government17
7310682514coalitionan alliance of groups18
7310682515Bill of Rightsfirst ten amendments to the constitution19
7310682516habeas corpusan order to produce an arrested person before a judge20
7310682517bill of attaindera law that declares a person, without a trail, to be guilty of a crime21
7310682519amendmentsa new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states22

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