Social Studies Ch 3 Test Review

a group of people named by each state legislature to select the President and Vice President

• Constitutional Convention

• The Great Compromise

• Electoral College

• federalism

the middle part of the Constitution, which outlines the roles of each section of the government

• Preamble

• Articles

• Amendments

• Bill of Rights

a detailed, written plan for government

• constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• ratify

• Shays' Rebellion

each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other two branches

• checks and balances

• separation of power

• popular sovereignty

• Supremacy Clause

to vote approval of

• constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• ratify

• Shays' Rebellion

agreement which set up the government into the House of Representatives, which would have delegates that reflect that state's population, and the Senate, which would have the same number of delegates from each state

• Constitutional Convention

• The Great Compromise

• Electoral College

• federalism

the cause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict

• limited government

• rule of law

• popular sovereignty

• Supremacy Clause

a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states

• Constitutional Convention

• The Great Compromise

• Electoral College

• federalism

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

• limited government

• rule of law

• popular sovereignty

• Supremacy Clause

the opening section of the Constitution

• Preamble

• Articles

• Amendments

• Bill of Rights