U.S. Government and Constitution Flashcard

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A formal, written law

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Statute

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The agreement that determined that only three-fifths of the total population of enslaved persons in a state would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation

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Three-Fifths Clause

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The highest court in the United States

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Supreme Court

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A person who supported the U.S. Constitution of 1787 as it was written during the process of ratification

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Federalists

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The group that elects the U.S. president; each state receives as many electors as it has congressional representatives and senators combined

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Electoral College

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To approve formally, by vote

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Ratified

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The concept that state governments have certain powers the federal government cannot overrule

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Dual Sovereignty

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Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention who helped shape the content and structure of the U.S. Constitution

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Framers

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The 1786-1787 uprising of Massachusetts farmers in protest of high taxes

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Shays's Rebellion

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The system established by the U.S. Constitution that gives each of the branches of government the power to limit the power of the other two

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Checks and Balances