| A | B |
|---|
| Articles of Confederation | provided for a weak national government |
| provided for no executive or judicial branch, no power to tax or regulate commerce | Articles of Confederation Government |
| Bill of Rights | a written guarantee of individual rights(e.g.freedom of speech, freedom of religion). |
| Legislative Branch | makes the laws |
| number of Senators | two per state |
| number of House of Representatives per state | the number varies because it is based on the state's population |
| the Executive Branch | carries out the laws |
| the Judicial Branch | determines if the laws made by Congress are constitutional. |
| Federal System of Government | divides governmental powers between the national government and the government of the states. |
| The Constitution of the United States of America | established a Federal system of government |
| Separation of Powers | Three separate branches of government |
| Checks and balances | keeps any one branch from gaining too much power |
| James Madison | wrote the " Virginia Plan" and the Bill of Rights |
| The First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution | the Bill of Rights |
| Farmer led rebellion after the Revolution | Daniel Shays |
| Population required before a territory could become a state | Sixty -Thousand |
| Western Boundary of the U.S. during the Confederation | Appalachian Mountains |
| Franklin's choice for national bird | Turkey |
| A two- house legislature | bicameral |
| approve | ratify |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | land divided into townships of 36 sections |
| a section of land | 640 acres |
| republic | representatives are elected to govern on behalf of the people |
| economic depression | business slows down and unemployment goes up |
| Pierre L'Enfant | Engineer who designed Washington D.C. |
| Benjamin Banneker | African American surveyor who helped complete Washington D.C. |
| barter | exchanging good for other goods instead of using money |
