AP Gov Vocab
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| a human right based on nature or god. Famers considered these to be violated during the British rule. | ||
| Declared American independence from Britain. Written by Jefferson. | ||
| A weak Constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary war | ||
| Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution. Leaders of the states met to fix the Article Of Confederation | ||
| A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes. Jefferson thought it was a good thing but it showed how weak the Article Of Confederations was | ||
| Proposal to reate a strong national government | ||
| Proposal to create a weak national government. New Jersey was scared large states would have an advantage | ||
| Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-elected Senate, two senators from each state | ||
| keeps the 3 branches of government in check | ||
| authority shared by the 3 branches of the government | ||
| the power f the courts to declare something unconstitutional. They translate laws into present times | ||
| A government in which elected representatives make the decisions | ||
| Government authority shared by national and state governments | ||
| A group with a distinct political interest | ||
| Hamilton, Jay and Madison wrote essays in the New York City newspapers to explain the newly written Constitution to the people | ||
| Those who favor a stronger national government | ||
| Those who favor a weaker national government | ||
| An alliance of factions | ||
| an order for an arrested person to appear before a judge | ||
| a law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime | ||
| a law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed | ||
| First ten amendments to the Constitution | ||
| A new addition to the Constitution that has been ratified by the states | ||
| An executives ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature | ||
| Congress can investigate a ruling or bill | ||
| A political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers. Constitution is used to help support this. For example checks and balances and separation of powers. | ||
| Foundation of American government in which the framers outlined the "laws" of the government to protect and insure rights of citizens. | ||
| Essay about how to control factions | ||
| Essay about how the constitution created a federal government for the people | ||
| Government by coalitions | ||
| People are rational enough to create a democratic government and rule themselves. Spoke of Natural Rights. | ||
| There is a need for an absolute sovereign to rule because people always seek their own interests at the expense of others. | ||
| Government powers that are listed in the constitution. Article 1 section 8 | ||
| Powers left to the state. Regulate health, morals, safety welfare | ||
| Powers shared by both state and national government. For example taxation. |