| A | B |
|---|
| Form of government in which citizens rule through elected representatives | republic |
| Term for government that loosely ratifed the states before the Constitution was ratified | confederation |
| The set of laws that created two levels of government; later replaced by the Constitution | Articles of Confederation |
| The plan for surveying public land west of the Appalachians and north of the Ohio River | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| The plan for dividing land into territories and admitting new states into the Union | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| Author of the Virginia Plan,Ó Father of the ConstitutionÓ and a Federalist | James Madison |
| The Connecticut politician who introduced the Great Compromise | Roger Sherman |
| The mob action by debt-ridden farmers in 1787; it highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of the Constitution | Shay's Rebellion |
| The agreement to have a two-house Congress in which representation for big and small states was balanced | Great Compromise |
| The agreement to count three-fifths of a stateÕs slaves to determine the number of representatives in Congress | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| The division of government that makes laws | legislative branch |
| The division of government that carries out laws | executive branch |
| The division of government that interprets laws | judicial branch |
| The system that prevents one branch of government from dominating others | checks and balances |
| The group of electors chosen by each state to cast ballots for presidential candidates | electoral college |
| The process of states voting to approve the Constitution | ratification |
| The supporters of the Constitution; those who favored a balance of federal and state powers | Federalists |
| Those who opposed the Constitution and a strong federal governmen | Anti-Federalists |
| ÒThe series of 85 essays defending the Constitution; published in New York newspapers during 1787-1788Ó | The Federalist |
| The first ten amendments to the Constitution; it listed personal liberties and government limits | Bill of Rights |
