Unit 3 vocabulary

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  1. 3. Jay-was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, abolitionist, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as the second governor of New York and the first chief justice of the United States.
  2. 4. the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  3. 9. Hamilton-was a Nevisian-born American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous merchant.
  4. 10. to the Constitution-constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity. Amendments are often interwoven into the relevant sections of an existing constitution, directly altering the text.
  5. 11. of Confederation-the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  6. 12. of Rights -
  7. 14. of the Constitution -to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, [and] promote the general Welfare.”
  8. 15. division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
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  1. 1. sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, federalism, checks and balances, republicanism, and individual rights.
  2. 2. -a late-18th-century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
  3. 3. Madison -made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers,
  4. 5. of the Constitution -alk about the duties of the three main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.
  5. 6. Rebellion- a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts that began in 1786 and led to a full-blown military confrontation in 1787.
  6. 7. Convention -s a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States.
  7. 8. Papers-a series of eighty-five essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution.
  8. 13. fundamental law of the U.S. federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government and outlining their jurisdictions.