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Sharing of power between state and federal governments
Federalism
People have the power to change, alter, or abolish their government
Popular Sovereignty
The government only has the power listed in the Constitution
Limited Government
Which constitutional principle is included in the Bill of Rights?
Individual Rights
People elect representatives to represent them in government.
Republicanism
Government is separated into 3 branches with each branch having equal power
Separation of Powers
Each branch of government has checks in place to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
Checks and Balances
What amendment to the Constitution states that a person born in the United States is a citizen of the United States?
14th Amendment
What house of Congress was created from the Virginia Plan?
House of Representatives
What house of Congress was created from the New Jersey Plan?
The Senate
Compromise which made slaves a proportion of the population for representation purposes
3/5’s Compromise
City and year of Constitutional Convention
Philadelphia, 1787
He was elected president of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Event which showed that the Articles of Confederation were weak and a new government was needed
Shay’s Rebellion
Law which outlined the process of adding new states to the country
Northwest Ordinance
