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Chapter Review~ The Constitution
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History
7th Grade
05/12/2011

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Northwest Ordinance
Definition
Stopped the spread of slavery and created a single Northwest Territory of the lands North of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi.
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Republic
Definition
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
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Bicameral
Definition
Consisting of 2 houses or chambers especially in a Legislature.
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Congress
Definition
The law-making branch
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Articles of Confederation
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Adopted by Congress after much debate. Adopted in November 1777.
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Ordinance in 1785
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A law that established a procedure for surveying and selling the Western lands north of the Ohio River. Mapping out cities.
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Federal System
Definition
A group of members are bound together by covenant
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Shay's Rebellion
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Frightened many Americans. They worried that the government could not control unrest and prevent violence. Shutted down courts. Led by Daniel Shay.
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Depression
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A period when economic activity slowed and unemployment increased.
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Bill of Rights
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The first 10 amendments.
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Enlightenment
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A movement of control the 1700s that promoted knowledge, reason, and science.
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Magna Carta
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Placed limits on the power of the monarch. British document.
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Electoral College
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A special group who elect president an vice president. Number of votes depend on how many representatives in the state.
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Executive Branch
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Headed by the president to carry out nation's laws and policies. President, Vice President, cabinet, carry out laws.
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Judicial Branch
Definition
Court system of the United States.
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Legislative Branch
Definition
The law making branch.(Congress)
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Checks and Balances
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To keep the branch from gaining too much power.
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Veto
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A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
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John Locke
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Architect of the Constitution, Enlightenment author/philosopher.
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Edmund Randolph
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Someone who supported the government and proposed the Virginia Plan.
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Great Compromise
Definition
The agreement of 2 or more sides.
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