US History Unit 3

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a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

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a constitution

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The group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.

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The Electoral College

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In 17th- and 18th-century Europe, thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society. This period was known as the _____ period

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Enlightenment

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When we established 2 houses of Congress, the House- based on population (good for bigger states) & the Senate- each state gets two (good for small states), it was known as the __________.

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Great Compromise

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an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives

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The Three-Fifths Compromise

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the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

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federalism

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the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people

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popular sovereignty

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a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power

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separation of powers

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a formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States, added to the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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an order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action, such as searching someone’s property

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warrant