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1 articles of confederation - a to approve something
2. ratify
b. system to guard against any one
government becoming too powerful
3.-logistave branch
c. movement by farmers to protest high taxes
4. executive branch
d. a representative
5. judicial branch
e. plan that proposed that each state, regardless of
6. inflation
size, would have the same number of
7. shays' rebellion
representatives in congress
8. northwest ordinance
f. an addition or change to the constitution
9. delegate
& happens when prices rise very quickly
10. constitutional convention h. each side gives up something to reach an
11. virginia plan
agreement
12. new jersey plan
1. three out of every five slaves would be counted
for population and taxation
13. compromise
j. group of people who were not happy with the
14. great compromise
constitution
15. three-fifths compromise
- k. assembly that replaced the articles of confederation
16. preamble
- i the part of the government that passes laws
17. reserved powers
m. formerly nationalist group that wanted a strong
18. separation of powers
national government
19. checks and balances
n. plan that proposed that congress should be given
much greater power over the states
20. veto
21. federalists
o the part of the government that carries out laws
22. federal
p. cach branch of the government has different and
separate powers
23. antifederalists
4. plan for national government where states would
24. the federalist
keep their freedom and independence
25. amendment
- r. to refuse to sign into law
26. bill of rights
s. an order that commanded that the northwest
territory be divided into smaller territories