Chapter 8 Vocabulary Review

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary Review
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A set of basic principles that determines the
powers duties of government.

• constitution

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Document that created the First central
government for the United States, was replaced by
the Constitution in 1789.

• Articles of Confederation

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Trade that is conducted between the states.

• Interstate commerce

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Uprising of Massachusetts farmers led by Daniel
Shays, to protest high taxes, heavy debt farm
foreclosures.

• Shayss Rebellion

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Series of essays that defended the Constitution
tried to reassure Americans that the states would
not be overpowered by the proposed national
government.

• Federalist Papers

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Official changes, corrections, or additions to
the law or the Constitution.

• amendments

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People who lend money.

• creditors

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Support for a type of government in which
representatives are elected and in which the
people hold the political power.

• republicanism

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Fundamental rights, such as religious liberty and
equality before the law.

• Natural rights

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Taxes on imports or exports.

• tariffs

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System established by the framers of the
Constitution to prevent any branch of government
from becoming too powerful.

• Checks and balances

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Distribution of governmental power between a
central authority and the states or provinces
that make up the nation.

• federalism

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Decision made at the Constitutional Convention
that settled the issue of how the states would be
represented in Congress.

• Great Compromise

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Formal approval.

• ratification

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Steep drop in economic activity combined with
rising unemployment.

• depression