| A | B |
|---|
| Role of government | protect rights,defend people,maintain order |
| Law | rules to regulate society |
| Declaration of Independence | listed reasons for revolution against Britain |
| Articles of Confederation Weaknesses | too little power given to federal or national government |
| Articles of Confederation | our nation's first plan of government after the Revolution |
| US Constitution | our current framework of government |
| Federalists | supporters of a strong national government(mostly businessmen & large property owners |
| Anti-Federalists | did not support ratification of the Constitution |
| Ratification | confirming or sanctioning something (our Constitution) |
| Issues to resolve at Constitutional Convention | representation in Congress, slavery,taxes on imports presidency |
| The Great Compromise | bicameral legislature- equal rep in Senate population rep in House of Representative |
| The Three-Fifths Compromise | five slaves would count as three persons for taxation & representation |
| Tariffs (taxes) | no tax on exports, Congress could tax imports |
| Exports | goods shipping out of the country |
| Imports | goods being brought into a country |
| Presidency Term | the President's term would be four years |
| Separation of Powers | three equal branches of government |
| Checks and Balances | each branch of govt can check the power of the others |
| Enlightenment Writers | Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu,Rousseau |
| Direct democracy | every citizen votes on every issue |
| Representative government | citizens choose other citizens to represent them in govt |
| Federalism | a system of govt where power is shared between states & national govt |
