AP Government Chapter 2 Flashcards
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| 10525524034 | Unalienable | A human right based on nature or God |  | 0 |
| 10525524035 | Articles of Confederation | A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War | 1 | |
| 10525524036 | Constitutional Convention | A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution |  | 2 |
| 10525524037 | Shays' 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 |  | 3 |
| 10525524038 | Virginia Plan | Proposal to create a strong national government: 3 branches, 2 house legislature, executive chosen by the national legislature. Representation based on population. | 4 | |
| 10525524039 | New Jersey Plan | Proposal to create a weak national government: Each state got equal representation in Congress | 5 | |
| 10525524040 | Great Compromise | Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state |  | 6 |
| 10525524041 | Judicial Review | The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional |  | 7 |
| 10525524042 | Federalism | Government authority shared by national and local governments | 8 | |
| 10525524043 | Enumerated Powers | Powers given to the national government alone | 9 | |
| 10525524044 | Reserved Powers | Powers given to the state governments | 10 | |
| 10525524045 | Concurrent Powers | Powers shared by the national and state governments | 11 | |
| 10525524046 | Checks and Balances | Authority shared by three branches of government |  | 12 |
| 10525524047 | Separation of Powers | Constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government |  | 13 |
| 10525524048 | Faction | A group with a distinct political interest |  | 14 |
| 10525524049 | Federalists | Those who favor a stronger national government and want to ratify the constitution. | 15 | |
| 10525524050 | Antifederalists | Those who favor a weaker national government and believe the constitution needs individual rights. |  | 16 |
| 10525524051 | Block Grant | A grant in-in-aid for a broadly define policy area. | 17 | |
| 10525524052 | Federal Mandates | Mandatory conditions that are attached to laws in which the borrower must comply to. | 18 | |
| 10525524053 | Category Grant | A grant-in-aid for a specific policy. | 19 | |
| 10525524054 | Bicameral | legislature comprising of a two house system. | 20 | |
| 10525524055 | Selective Incorporation | States cant make laws that take away constitutional rights. | 21 | |
| 10525524056 | Welfare Reform Act of 1996 | This reduced the number of individual who rely on government assistance and help them become self-sufficient. | 22 |