| A | B |
|---|
| A plan of government where states keep freedom and independence | Articles of Confederation |
| The first 10 amendments to the Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| to approve something | ratify |
| an addition or change to the Constitution | amendment |
| the part of goverment that passes laws | legislative branch |
| group of people not happy with the Constitution | Anti-federalists |
| the part of government that carries out laws | executive branch |
| refers to the national government | federal |
| the part of government that interprets laws | judicial branch |
| former nationalist group, wanted strong national government | Federalists |
| when prices rise very quickly | inflation |
| to refuse to sign a law | veto |
| movement by farmers to protest high taxes | Shay's rebellion |
| guards against one branch of government being too powerful | checks and balances |
| divided the Northwest territory into smaller territories | Northwest Ordinance |
| each branch of government has different powers | separation of powers |
| a representative | delegate |
| allows states to have certain powers | reserved powers |
| assembly that replaced the Articles of Confederation | Constitutional Convention |
| the beginning of the Constitution | preamble |
| plan to propose that Congress be given more power over the states | Virginia Plan |
| three out of every five slaves would be counted for population and taxation | Three-Fifths Compromise |
| plan that proposed all states would have same number of representatives in Congress | New Jersey Plan |
| each side gives up something to reach an agreement | compromise |
| In the senate each state would have two representatives and Congress based on population | Great Compromise |
| First state to ratify the Constitution | Delaware |
