Chapter 8 - p. 115

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  1. 6. The branch of government that enforces laws.
  2. 8. These are the first ten amendments to the Constistution that the Anti-federalists insisted on in order to ratify the constitution.
  3. 11. What the Articles of Confederation government could not collect that made the national government completely dependent on the states.
  4. 12. This principle means that people choose representatives to rule for them.
  5. 15. This principle is about the people having the power over the government.
  6. 16. This principle is about each branch of government having some way to control the other two branches from becoming too powerful.
  7. 19. This settled the dispute between large and small states over representation.
  8. 21. One of the few things the Confederation Congress DID control under the Articles of Confederation.
  9. 23. After declaring independence, easte colony became an independent state and created its own one of these.
  10. 24. This "principle" of the constitution allowed for there to be BOTH a state AND a national government sharing powers.
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  1. 1. This was the meeting where the Constitution was written
  2. 2. Successful act during the Articles, that spelled out how a territory could become a state.
  3. 3. The first U.S.Constitution that created a loose confederation of states.
  4. 4. City where the Constitution was written.
  5. 5. The branch of government that makes the laws.
  6. 7. This political party believed a stronger government was needed and separation of powers would protect the people from too powerful of a government
  7. 9. The branch of government that checks the constitutionality of all laws
  8. 10. This is the introduction to the constitution that states the purposes of the government.
  9. 13. French philosopher that gave America the idea of "separation of powers" and "Checks and balances".
  10. 14. What the Articles of COnfederation federal government did not have that it needed for Shays Rebellion
  11. 17. These people believed government would be too strong, so wanted the states to retain more power.
  12. 18. This Compromise settled the disupte for how to count slaves in the population total.
  13. 20. This was prohibited in new states under the Northwest Ordinance law.
  14. 22. When farmers in Massachusetts rose up against the government, leading to the realization that a new constitution was needed so that there COULD be an army at the national government level.