| A | B |
|---|
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution |
| Thomas Jefferson | Father of the Bill of Rights |
| Shay's Rebellion | Uprising caused when the Massachusetts government raised taxes |
| 3/5 Compromise | Allowed for states to count a certain percentage of their slave population towards representation |
| Anti - Federalists | Group against having a powerful national government |
| Federalists | Those in favor of a strong national government |
| Great Compromise | Agreement that solved the dispute over representation in Congress |
| Virginia | Plan strongly favoring large states |
| New Jersey | Plan calling for a unicameral legislature |
| George Washington | Unanimously elected president by the drafters of the Constitution |
| Articles of Confederation | First constitution of the United States |
| House of Resentatives | Branch of Congress meant to be more responsive to the common man |
| Senate | Branch of Congress that serves 6 year terms |
| Nationalists | Group opposed to the Articles |
| Rhode Island | Only state of the 13 not to attend the Constitutional Convention |
| Concurrent | Powers shared by state and national government |
| Reserved | Powers given specifically to the states |
| Delegated | Powers given to the national government under the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| Bicameral | 2 house legislature |
| Unicameral | 1 house legislature |
| Nine | Number of votes needed to ratify the Constitution |
| Executive | Branch of government made up of the President and his Cabinet |
| Legislative | Branch of government that makes and passes laws |
| Judicial | Branch of government made up of the federal courts |
| Philadelphia | Location of the Constitutional Convention |
