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6264091604UnalienableA human right based on nature or God0
6264091605Articles of ConfederationA weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War1
6264091606Constitutional ConventionA meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution2
6264091607Shays' RebellionA 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes3
6264091608Virginia PlanProposal to create a strong national government: 3 branches, 2 house legislature, executive chosen by the national legislature.4
6264091609New Jersey PlanProposal to create a weak national government: Each state got equal representation in Congress5
6264091610Great CompromisePlan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state6
6264091611RepublicA government in which elected representatives ake the decisions7
6264091612Judicial ReviewThe power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional8
6264091613FederalismGovernment authority shared by national and local governments9
6264091614Enumerated PowersPowers given to the national government alone10
6264091615Reserved PowersPowers given to the state governments11
6264091616Concurrent PowersPowers shared by the national and state governments12
6264091617Checks and BalancesAuthority shared by three branches of government13
6264091618Separation of PowersConstitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government14
6264091619FactionA group with a distinct political interest15
6264091620FederalistsThose who favor a stronger national government16
6264091621AntifederalistsThose who favor a weaker national government17
6264091622CoalitionAn alliance of factions18
6264091623Bill of RightsFirst 10 amendments to the Constitution19
6264091624Habeas CorpusAn order to produce an arrested person before a judge20
6264091625Bill of AttainderA law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime21
6264091626Ex Post Facto LawA law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed22
6264091627AmendmentA new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states23
6264091628Line-item vetoAn executives ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature24

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