| A | B |
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| Articles of Confederation | our country's FIRST plan of government |
| legislative branch | headed by Congress; makes laws |
| executive branch | headed by the President, carries out laws |
| judicial branch | headed by Supreme Court, makes sures laws are interprested according to the Constitution |
| ratify | to approve |
| Daniel Shays | led a rebellion of farmers against taxes |
| inflation | when prices rise very quickly |
| Shay's Rebellion | rebellion of Massachsetts farmers angry about taxes |
| Northwest Ordinance | official order describing steps territories needed to take to become states |
| delegates | representatives |
| Constitutional Convention | meeting of delegates to revise Articles of Confederation |
| James Madison | one of the leaders in the writing of the Constitution |
| George Washington | leader of the Constitutional Convention |
| Virginia Plan | said larger states sgould have more power than smaller states |
| New Jersey Plan | said all states should have equal power |
| Great Compromise | made Congress have two "houses" - Senate and House of Rep. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | said three out of five slaves would count in state populations |
| reserved powers | powers left to the states |
| separation of powers | each branch has different and separate powers |
| checks and balances | guards against any one branch having too much power |
| Federalists | people wanting a strong national government |
| Anti-Federalists | people against the Federalists |
| The Federalist | paper written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to the Constitution |
| amendment | an addition or change |
| republic | government where people elect representatives |
