| A | B |
|---|
| Branch of government that interprets the laws | judicial |
| Branch of government that makes the laws | legislative |
| Branch of government that exectues or enforces the laws | executive |
| Father of the Constitution; came up with many of the compromises | James Madison |
| Compromise on how to count enslaved African-Americans | 3/5 Compromise |
| compromise that set up a two house legislature | Great Compromise |
| Allows 2 representatives per state no matter what its population | Senate |
| representation is based on population | House of Representatives |
| This plan wanted representation in Congress to be equal | New Jersey Plan |
| This plan wanted representation in Congress to be based on population | Virginia Plan |
| The chief executive can use this to slow or stop legislation | veto |
| A system of government that divides power between the state and national government | federalism |
| This keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful | checks and balances |
| New YOrk delegate who was stfongly in favor of creating a new Constitution | Alexander Hamilton |
| Three branch of government each having its own powers | separation of powers |
| Year the Constitution was written | 1787 |
| Year Ohio became a state | 1803 |
| Document on which our government is based today | Constitution |
| First three words of the preamble to the Constitution | We the people... |
| taxes on imported goods | duties |
| economic slowdown | recession |
| opponents of the Constitution | AntiFederalists |
| plan for a loose union of states under the authority of a Congress | Articles of Confederation |
| Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against economic slowdown | Shay's Rebellion |
| The Articles of Confederation government could NOT ___ the people. | tax |
| The Articles of Confederation government could ___ money. | coin and print |
| Set up a system to purchase the western lands | Land Ordinance of 1785 |
| The 16th section of a township was to be used for ___. | schools |
| This system limits the people's power to directly elect a President. | Electoral College |
| Advisors to the President; heads of major departments | cabinet |
| to formally approve a document such as the Constitution | ratify |
| Favored a strong national government; were FOR the Constitution | Federalists |
| Series of articles arguing in favor of the Constitution | Federalist Papers |
| Powers retained by the states | Reserved Powers |
| Powers the state and federal governemnts share | Concurrent Powers |
| Powers which belong only to the federal governemnt | Enumerated (Expressed) Powers |
| A committee with members from both the House and the Senate | joint committee |
| Temporary committees formed by the House and Senate to deal with issues requiring special attention | select committees |
| the government must follow procedures established by law and guarantee equal treatment to all its citizens | due process |
| The ___ amendment guarantees the right to due process | 14th |
| The people of the home state/district of an elected politician. | constituents |
| Courts which try previously considered cases. | appellate |
| The highest appellate court | Supreme Court |
| The highest position in the Executive Branch | President |
| Gives the Supreme Court power to declare legislation unconstitutional | judicial review |
| Prohibited in Ohio by the Northwest Ordinance | slavery |
| The first ___ amendment make up the Bill of Rights | 10 |
| Ohio was part of the ___ Territory | Northwest |
| Set up a procedure by which a territory becomes a state. | Northwest Ordinance |
| Number of Senators from Ohio. | 2 |
| Highest body in the Legislative Branch | Senate |
