| A | B |
|---|
| Article of Confederation | outlined new US government |
| Northwest Ordinance | procedure for admission of new states to union |
| Shay's Rebellion | Uprising of debt-ridden farmers |
| Checks and Balances | revents any branch of gov. from dominating other 2 |
| Electoral college | group selected to elect Pres. an VP |
| Great Compromise | agreement to establish two-house legislation |
| federalist | balance of power between states and national gov. |
| antifederalist | against strong central gov. |
| constitutional convention | "framers" create effective constitution |
| federalism | power distributed between states and National gov. |
