1013 Day 1 Finish Test Vocab Unit II

10/13 Day 1 Finish Test. Vocab Unit II set up. Pick up index cards (11) and label your new Table of Contents. Learning Target- I can associate a vocab term with a visual or clue word. ( put this on top of the new divider)

PATRIOT- MOVIE SCENES Final Charge Church Burning Articles of Confederation -The Constitution UNIT II Put this title on top of the divider HOMEWORK: Finish vocab flip cards by Friday 10/1625 pts for definitions and pics.

Egalitarianism � Belief in the equality of all people.

Republic �Government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives.

Articles of Confederation �A document/set of laws that outlined the new type of government after the Revolution. � 2 equal levels- State and National �Confederation = Alliance

Shays’s Rebellion � 1, 200 debt-ridden farmers rebelled to close the courts so they would not lose their farms to creditors. �*showed ineffectiveness of the Articles of Confederation. No Executive Branch!

Land Ordinance of 1795 �Plan for dividing up western lands. �Goal- develop farms and establish communities. �BD

Northwest Ordinance of 1787 �Congress’s 3 step plan for new states to enter the country. �BD

The Great Compromise �A two-house Congress to satisfy large and small states. �Senate = equal representation (2 per state) �House of Reps. = determined by population

3/5’s Compromise � 3/5’s of a state’s slaves were counted as population for representation in the House of Reps. and taxation.

Federalism �Political system in which a national government and state governments share power.

Ratification �Official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by the states. Anti-Feds would only ratify with a inclusion of a Bill of Rights.

Interstate Commerce �Trade BETWEEN the states, regulated by Federal Government.

Bill of Rights �First ten amendments to the U. S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens’ rights and freedoms.

Intrastate Commerce �Trade within a state, regulated by the state governments.

Electoral College �A group of electors cast ballots for the presidential candidates. Number of Electors is based on the number of House and Senate seats together.

Magna Carta/English Bill of Rights � 1215 “Great Charter” first document to try and limit a king’s power (England). Bill of Rights “No taxation without representation. ”

Enlightenment �Intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.

John Locke �Natural rights-“life, liberty, property” �“Consent of the Governed”

Baron de Montesquieu �Separation of Powers so no one branch of government becomes too powerful. �Judicial, Executive, Legislative

Voltaire �Freedom of religion, speech & expression �Separation of church and state

Anti-Federalist �This political group would not ratify (approve) the Constitution without a Bill of Rights. �Headed up by Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry.

Federalist �This political group felt that the Constitution had checks and balances that protected the peoples rights. �Headed up by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. �Federalist Papers