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Vocabulary for Evolution of Government
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Directions
Students will make a flash card for each word
The flash card must include all the information on
the screen (cards will be stamped for
completeness)
The word should be on one side of the card
The definition on the other
A picture representing the definition should be
drawn on the same side as the word.
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Articles of Confederation
The first written
form of
Government for
the United
States. 1781-
1787
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Judicial Branch
Branch of government
that interprets the laws
and punishes
offenders
The U.S. Supreme
Court heads this
branch
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Executive Branch
Branch that carries out
the laws
The President heads
this branch
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Legislative Branch
Branch of government
that makes the laws.
Congress heads this
branch
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National – Central – Federal Level
Government which has power over all of
the states
The United States Government , Mexico’s
government, etc.
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State Level
Government which affects only the
particular state where it is organized.
Examples: Arizona, New York, Idaho
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Republican Form of Government-
A form of government where the people
elect representatives to govern them.
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Local Level
Cities, counties, districts
These governments affect just the small
area they are chosen to govern.
Examples: Mesa and Maricopa County
governments
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Amendment
Addition or change to a constitution
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ratify
approve
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Compromise
An agreement where both sides give a little
in order to get what they want
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Constitutional Convention
A meeting of representatives that created
the current Constitution of the United
States of America.
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Constitution
A framework for government
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James Madison
Known as the “Father of the Constitution”
He authored the Virginia Plan
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John Adams
One of the founding
fathers.
Also known as a
Federalist.
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Benjamin Franklin
Known as the great
mediator.
He encouraged
compromise.
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George Washington
President of the
Constitutional Convention.
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Congress
The lawmaking body of the U.S.
Consists of the House of Representatives
and the Senate
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House of Representatives
The lower house of congress where the
number of representatives per state varies
according to population
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Senate
The upper house where all states have an
equal vote
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Virginia Plan
Two house congress with representation
according to the population of the state.
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New Jersey Plan
One house congress with each state
having one vote.
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Great Compromise
Two houses in Congress. The House of
Representatives would be based on the
population and in the Senate every state
would be equally represented.
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3/5th Compromise
South wanted slaves to be counted when
determining how many representatives
each state would have in congress. The
North did not want them to be counted
because they did not have many slaves.
The solution agreed to was to count 3/5th of
the slaves.
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Federalist
People who agreed with the new
Constitution and wanted to ratify (approve)
it.
They believed that the government wouldn’t
become too powerful because it separated
the power into different branches.
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Anti-Federalists
People who were against the ratification of
the new Constitution.
They believed that it gave too much power
to the federal government.
They also didn’t like the fact that it did not
include a bill of rights.
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Federalist Papers
Essays written by James Madison,
Alexander Hamilton and John Jay that
supported a strong national government.
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U.S. Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the
Constitution to protect the rights of
Americans
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Influences on the
framers of the
Constitution
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Magna Carta
An English law written
in 1215
Everyone must obey
the law including the
king.
No taxation except by
legal means.
Right to a fair trial.
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English Bill of Rights
An English law passed in 1689
Protected certain rights that the king or
parliament could not take away.
Influenced our Bill of Rights.
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Montesquieu French thinker who
wrote about the idea of
separation of powers.
Said powers should be
separated into
legislative, executive,
and judicial branches
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John Locke
An English
philosopher who lived
in the 1600s
Influenced Thomas
Jefferson and the
writing of the
Declaration of
Independence.
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Mayflower Compact
A written agreement signed by the male passengers of the Mayflower before they left the ship.
It was an agreement where the majority would create the laws and everyone in the community agreed to follow them.
First written document establishing self-government in the Americas.
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