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Amendment
A new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states.
Anti-federalists
those who favor a weaker national government
Articles of Confederation
A weak constitution that governed america during the revolutionary war
Bill of Attainder
A law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime
Bill of Rights
FIrst 10 amendments to the constitution
Checks and balances
Authority shared bu 3 branches of government
Coalition
An alliance of factions
Concurrent Powers
powers shared by the national and state governments
Constitutional convention
Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
Enumerated Powers
Powers given to the national government alone
Ex Post Facto Law
A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legaly when it was commited
Faction
A group with a distinct political interest
Federalism
Government authority shared by national and state governments
Federalists
Those who favor a stronger national government
Great Compromise
Plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state selected senate with 2 members for each state
Habeaus Corpus
An order to produce an arrested person before a judge
Inalienable
Unable to be taken away or given away
Line Item veto
An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature
New Jersey Plan
Proposal to create a weak national government
Republic
A government in which elected representatives make the decisions
Reserved Powers
Powers given to the state government alone
Shay's Rebellion
A 1787 rebellion in which ex-revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.
Unalienable
A human right based on nature or god
Virginia Plan
Proposal to create a strong national government.
Judicial Review
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
Natural Rights
Every individual is bestowed certain basic rights that cannot be taken away by government.
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Ap gov vocab
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Ap gov vocab chapter 2
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