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| A new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states. |
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| Those who favor a weaker national gov't. |
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| Articles of Conferderation |
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| A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War. |
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| "A law that declares a person, w/o a trial, to be guilty of a crime." |
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| "A law that declares a person, w/o a trial, to be guilty of a crime." |
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| First 10 amendments of the Constitution. |
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| Authority shared by 3 branches of gov't. |
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| Powers shared by the national & state gov'ts. |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution. |
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| Powers given to the national gov't alone. |
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| A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when committed. |
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| A group w/ distinct political interest. |
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| Gov't authority shared by national & state gov't. |
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| Those who favor a stronger national gov't. |
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| "Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a state-selected Senate, w/ 2 members for each state." |
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| An order to produce an arrested person before a judge. |
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| The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional. |
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| An executives ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature. |
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| Proposal to create a weak national gov't. |
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| A gov't in which elected representatives make the decisions. |
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| Powers given to the state gov't alone. |
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| Powers given to the state gov't alone. |
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| A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Rev War soliders attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes. |
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| A human right based on nature or God. |
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| Proposal to create a strong gov't. |
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| Where did Shays Rebellion occur? |
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| How many delegates attended Constitutional Convention? |
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