8, 9, & 10 Vocab Flashcard

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1st U.S. Constitution (1781-1788): weaknesses - no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no trade regulation.

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Articles of Confederation

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A written plan of government

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Constitution

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Meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation, which resulted in the US Constitution.

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Constitutional Convention

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Body of electors that elects the U.S. president and vice-president.

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Electoral College

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Age of Reason in 17th-18th century Europe emphasized rational thought to uncover truths about nature and society.

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Enlightenment

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85 essays by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay (as 'publius') in NY newspapers to promote the new constitution.

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The Federalist Papers

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Plan of government from the Constitutional Convention establishing a two-house Congress: House based on population, Senate with two senators per state.

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Great Compromise

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Law by Congress on governing western land

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Region in the U.S. between the Ohio & Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes, ceded by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

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Northwest Territory

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to approve

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ratify