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  1. 2. Three branches of government that also apply to the Supreme court to limit each other’s power.
  2. 4. Two-houses legislature where the population decided on the size of representatives.
  3. 5. wrote that the power of government should be separated and balanced.
  4. 6. Guaranteeing certain rights to individuals such as freedom and legal protection to the state’s citizens.
  5. 7. The first state admitted into the union from the Northwest Territory
  6. 10. Power speaker, and writer wrote the final draft of the Constitution.
  7. 13. The Quakers organized the first American antislavery society.
  8. 16. Virginia planter that proposed calling a convention in Philadelphia to discuss trade issues.
  9. 17. Federalists believed that power should be shared between federal and state governments.
  10. 19. Movement of the 1700s that promoted reason, reason and science as a mean to improve society.
  11. 21. A period where economic activity slowed down and unemployment increased.
  12. 22. organized the first American antislavery society.
  13. 23. Mad farmers that were led by a former Continental Army captain because of unfair rules and exploits made by the government.
  14. 24. Criticized the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights to product individual’s freedom.
  15. 25. English philosopher that believed in natural rights.
  16. 26. The branches of government have roles that limit the other roles so no single branch can dominate the government.
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  1. 1. The lawmaking branch comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  2. 3. The North and Southern states argued that slavery was part of the property that should count towards population and they were eventually counted as ⅗ of a person.
  3. 8. Freeing of an individual enslaved person.
  4. 9. Type of government that is given content to rule the governed by the governed.
  5. 11. Divided Parliament into two parts, or houses.
  6. 12. Bill of Rights Documents that helped establish that people have rights and that power of the government should be limited.
  7. 14. The democratic model that helped for national expansion. If a territory reached 60,000 they could apply for congress.
  8. 15. Compromised that the house of Representatives would be based on population while the Senate could only have 2 members each state.
  9. 18. Pledged large amounts of money for the war effort. Department of Finance under the Philadelphia merchant.
  10. 20. Lands of the Mississippi River and Ohio river became one land.