USH CH 3 & 4 Vocabulary

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Articles of Confederation

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

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Constitution

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A written plan of government

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Great Compromise

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Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house

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Limited Government

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A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.

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Federalists

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A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.

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Anti-Federalists

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Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments to the Constitution

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Precedents

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An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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Cabinet

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A group of advisers to the president, first established by George Washington.