| A | B |
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| State | people living in a territory with a government that can make/enforce laws |
| Judicial | Power to interpret laws |
| Evolutionary theory | state developed from family |
| Ordered government | Type of government that permits orderly regulation of citizens |
| Magna Carta, Petition of Right and English Bill of Rights | 3 landmark English documents that are source of our ideas of US government |
| New Jersey Plan | Proposed unicameral legislature with all states equally represented |
| Federalists | People in favor of the new Constitution and trusted government |
| Three-fifths Compromise | Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person in determining population for representation in Congress |
| Dictatorship | Form of government where one person or group rules |
| Divine Right Theory | God gave those of royal birth the right to rule a state |
| Government | The institution through which our society makes public policies such as crime, defense and taxes |
| Legislative power | Power to make laws |
| Capitalism | Free enterprise system with private ownership of property, profits, competition, individual initiative |
| Articles of Confederation | Name of our first Constitution that failed |
| Social Contract Theory | People form a contract with government to protect their rights and can break the contract if it doesn't |
| Direct democracy | People participate directly in government |
| Slave Trade Compromise | Congress couldn't abolish slave trade for 20 years after Constitution |
| Virginia Plan | Bicameral legislature with both houses population based |
| Bicameral | Two houses of the legislature |
| Limited government | Individuals retain rights |
| Connecticut Compromise | Congress has two houses, one population based and other equal representation |
| No President, no court system, no taxes | Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation |
| Anti-federalists | opposed new Constitution |
| Representative government | Serves the will of the people |
| Bill of Rights | Passed immediately after Constituion ratified so Anti-federalists would ratify |
| Commerce Compromise | Congress couldn't tax exports (of South such as tobacco, cotton) |
| Executive power | Power to enforce laws |
| Representative democracy | We elect people to govern us |
| Force theory | One person/group claims control over others |
| John Locke's 4 Principles found in this document | Declaration of Independence |
