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| Articles of Confederation | the 1st attempt at forming a United States government |
| national | at the highest level - the country/nation |
| nationalism | believing in your country/nation |
| local | at the state or city level |
| Nationalists | people who believed in a strong "NATIONAL" country government |
| Annapolis Convention | 1st attempt at solving the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
| confederation | a loose organization of states |
| Virginia Plan | called for a 2 house legislature ... membership based on State population |
| New Jersey Plan | 1 house legislature - each State gets 1 vote - equality between States |
| Great Compromise (of 1787) | 2 house legislature - 1 based on State pop., the other: each State 1 vote |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | dealt with how to count slaves (native Africans) in the U.S. ... each one counted as 3/5ths of a person |
| federal | at the National Level |
| ratify | to approve - to agree - to vote |
| Federalists | people who wanted most power to be at the NATIONAL/country level |
| Antifederalists | people who wanted the States - majority of power to be at the local level |
| inauguration | the day a person becomes President ... when the take the "Oath of Office" |
| Cabinet | a group of people who advise the President what to do |
| administration | everything done during a President's term in office |
| domestic | things done at home, or "in" the country |
| foreign | things dealing with other "countries" |
| precedent | something done for the first time, and sets an example for others to follow |
| debt | how much money someone/or counrty is owed |
| tariff | a tax on imported goods - make people buy products made in their own country |
| interest | money charged on the top of the money you are loaned |
| strict construction | follow the U.S. Constitution to the letter - no interpretation |
| loose construction | U.S. Constitution is a framework - can be interpreted, govt. can do anything not in the Constitution |
| despotism | dictatorship |
| tyranny | another word for dictatorship |
| New York City | the 1st capital of the United States |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | site of the 2nd capital of the United States |
| Washington, D.C. | the permanent & present capital of the United States ... where "Federal" office buildings & leaders are |
| Northwest Territory | land northwest of the Ohio River: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois & Wisconsin - land divided & towns planned |
| Shay's Rebellion | late 1700s - western Massachusetts farmers protest against high taxes making them lose their land - taxed to pay off national debt - showed lack of national power |
| French Revolution | 1789 - 1799 - end of absolute monarchy in France - U.S. takes "neutral" position |
| stance | a position you take - you make a decision & stand by it |
| neutral | you don't take sides |
| neutrality | a country stays out of a war - doesn't favor either country |
| Whiskey Rebellion | people protest federal tax on Whiskey, but Federal govt. steps in & puts in down by force |
| Jay's Treaty of 1794 | U.S. switches sides in French vs British war - in return Br. leave Northwest Territory, BUT still refused to end Br. practice of searching American ships at sea |
| political party | a group of people who are united one some issues - they try to work together as a team - help each other get elected to office |
| Federalists | 1st political party in the U.S. - wanted a STRONG, centralized Federal govt. |
| Democratic Republicans | 2nd political party - want decentralized govt. - more power to the States, less to the Federal Govt. |
| diplomacy | people of one country talking to people of other countries to work out deals |
| revenue | money |
| centralize | all of the power is located in 1 area - the area is very strong |
| decentralize | there is no one main center of power - its spread out |
| unwritten constitution | things not put into the original U.S. Constitution, but rather developed over time |
| alliance | to side with/support a country |
| George Washington | 1st President of the United States - leader of First Continental Army - wanted U.S. to stay out of the affairs of other nations |
| John Adams | 2nd President of the United States (end of the 1700s) |
| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd President of the United States (early 1800s) |
| isolationist | to stay by yourself - not get involved with anyone or the wars of other countries |
| entangling | to get so deep & involved in something - you get trapped & can't get out of it |
| lobbying | a group of people try to influence Congressmen to pass a law for their benefit - give information to the Congressmen |
| Political Action Committees (PACs) | a group of people who contribute money to a political candidate with hopes of gaining political favors once the person is elected to office |
