| federalist | | those who opposed the Constitution. |
| FoundingFathers | | the branch of government with the president and vice president. |
| compromise | | the branch of government with the congress in it. |
| legislative | | government where voters choose representatives and there is no king. |
| amendment | | a movement in the countryside where farmers rebelled against the courts, attacking judges at gunpoint and claiming they fought for liberty. |
| separationofpowers | | the sharing of power between the national government and state governments. |
| convention | | The 55 men who helped form our Constitution. |
| executive | | the idea that for a country to thrive, citizens need virtues like the willingness to sacrifice for the good of the public. |
| survey | | Additions to the Constitution, like the freedom of speech. |
| BillofRights | | the first ten amendments of the Constitution. |
| Cabinet | | the group of people who choose the president and vice president. |
| dueprocess | | A meeting of 55 of the most educated men in America, to respond to the call for a revision to the Articles of Confederation. |
| judicial | | The right to fair treatment under the law. |
| ConstitutionalConvention | | government regulations regarding land. |
| NorthwestTerritory | | the power Congress has to get rid of a president |
| NorthwestOrdinance | | a formal group of advisers to the President. |
| impeach | | document which suggested a government like that of the Iroquois. Most of the power in the hands of the states, a little power in the hands of a national government. |
| ArticlesofConfederation | | to reject a bill. A president's power. |
| checksandbalances | | the branch of government with the supreme court. |
| ratify | | the balance between branches of government. |
| ordinances | | to measure land and determine exact boundaries. |
| antifederalist | | both sides giving in a little - the way the arguments were ended in the Virginia plan. |
| veto | | the law passed om 1787 which stated the rules for the change from territory to state. |
| electoralcollege | | a land of no government; it was north of Ohio and had not yet been called a state. |
| federalism | | those who agreed with the Constitution. |
| republic | | a meeting of delegates. |
| Shay'srebellion | | to approve - used when referring to approving documents. |
| republicanism | | what keeps the branches in place; making sure they don't step out of line. |
