Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz

the first organized government of the US. Didn’t give the government much power

• Continental Congress

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Supreme Court

argued that a stronger federal government was necessary

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Communists

argued against a strong central government. Feared too much power

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Communists

• Ratification

written by alexander hamilton, john jay and james madison. Laid out why a stronger federal government was necessary

• Constitution

• Federalist Papers

• Declaration of Independence

 led by Daniel Shays. Stormed the courthouse to fight against land seizures. Showed why a stronger central government was necessary

• Shays Party

• Shays Rebellion

• Shays Revolution

• Shays Revolt

 idea that said power in a government should be divided up to avoid abuses of power

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

system that allows each branch to “check” on each other

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Supremacy Clause

• Executive Clause

First 10 amendments to the Constitution

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Supremacy Clause

 divided up western land into 6x6 miles zones to be distributed

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Proclamation line of 1763

put a system in place for new land to become a state. 60,000 people.

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Proclamation Line of 1763