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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
checks and balances
system of overlapping the powers of the 3 branches to permit each branch to check actions of the others
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Great compromise
the plan agreed to during the writing of the constituion and created a two hoiuse congress, HoR in which each state was given equal votes
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commerce clause
established that the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce would be a congressional power
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ratification
formal approval of the constituion by the states
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federalist
people who supported ratification of the constituion because they supported a strong federal on national government
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anti federalist
people who opposed ratification of the consistution because they feared that a strong central government would endanger peoples liberties
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concurrent power
powers held jointly by the national and state governments
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reserved powers
power not specifaclly guaranteed th the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people
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expressed powers
powers given to congress directly setlled in the constituion
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implied powers
power not specifaclly mentioned in the constituion
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virgina plan
plan presented during the constituiontal coonvention that favored large states because repensation was based on population
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new jersey plan
plan presented at the constitutional convention that favored small states because state repensation was equal
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electoral college
gives congress power to do what is "necessary and proper" to carry out its other duties
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AoC
a weak constitution that governed america during the revolutionary war
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amendment
a change to the constitution
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supremecy clause
constitution is the supreme law of the land
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federalist papers
A collection of 85 articles written by alexander hamilton , john jay, and james madison under the name "publics" to defend the constitution in detail
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article 1
legislative branch
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article 2
executive branch
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article 3
judicial branch
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article 4
relations among states
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article 5
amending the constitution
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article 7
ratifying the constitution
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