| A | B |
|---|
| impeach | bring charges against an official |
| veto | President rejects a bill |
| bill | proposed law |
| Republic | voters elect representatives |
| 3/5 Compromise | 5 slaves count as 3 |
| Great Compromise | 2 House legislature |
| New Jersey Plan | one house legislature/all same # or reps |
| Virginia Plan | 2 house legislature/based on population |
| compromise | each side gives a little |
| Judicial Branch | decides if laws are carried out fairly |
| Executive Branch | carries out the laws |
| Legislative Branch | passes the laws |
| Amendments 5to8 | protect people accused of crimes and brought to trial |
| First Amendment | protect freedon of religion, speech, petition, assembly |
| Federalist Papers | defended the Constitution |
| Due process | must follow same fair rules in all cases |
| amend | change |
| Anti-Federalists | people opposed to the Constitution |
| Federalists | support the Constitution |
| Northwest Ordinance | outlawed slavery/way for new states to join union |
| Articles of Confederation | set up weak central government |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments` |
| Montesquieu | believed power of gov't should be divided |
| John Locke | all people have rights |
| Checks and Balances | keeps branches from becoming too powerful |
| Seperation of Power | each branch has its own power |
| federalism | sharing power between states and national gov't |
| Roger Sherman | worked out the Great Compromise |
| James Madison | author of Federalist Papers |
| Shay's Rebellion | proved Articles of Confederation weak |
