Articles of Confederation Vocabulary

Articles of Confederation was....

• A tax on goods/products

• The United States 1st social contract among the 13 colonies.

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution

A confederation is....

• A tax on goods/products

• A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

Debt means....

• Money that is owed

• A tax on goods/products

• To approve

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution

Anti-Federalist is a 

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• To approve

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution

Federalist is a

• A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution

• The United States 1st social contract among the 13 colonies.

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution

Ratify means

• A tax on goods/products

• To approve

• Money that is owed

• A legislature, or lawmaking group

Tariff is a

• A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract

• To approve

• A tax on goods/products

• Money that is owed

Constitution is a

• A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.

• are groups of people that are organized based on their political beliefs and goals.

• A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract

• A system of government where citizens elect members such as the president, members of congress, and senators to run the government.

Shay's Rebellion was.....

• A system of government where citizens elect members such as the president, members of congress, and senators to run the government.

• A legislature, or lawmaking group

• A person who is trying to be elected for political office.

• An uprising led by a former militia officer that protested the foreclosures of farms for debt

Representative Democracy is ....

• A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.

• A legislature, or lawmaking group

• A system of government where most or all of the governing power resides in the central government.

• A system of government where citizens elect members such as the president, members of congress, and senators to run the government.