Chapter 2 Key Terms: The Constitution

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Rights that cannot be taken away or denied.

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Unalienable

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The first constitution of the United States, in effect from 1781 to 1789, which was replaced by the current Constitution.

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Articles of Confederation

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A meeting in 1787 where the United States Constitution was created.

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Constitutional Convention

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An armed uprising in 1786-1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.

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Shays's Rebellion

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A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch during the Constitutional Convention.

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Virginia Plan

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A proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention.

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New Jersey Plan

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An agreement made during the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house legislature.

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Great Compromise

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A form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizen body.

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Republic

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The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

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Judicial Review

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A system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government.

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Federalism