front 1 magna carta | back 1 a charter agreed to by King John of England that granted nobles certain rights and restricted the king’s powers |
front 2 3/5ths compromise | back 2 the resolution to a dispute over how enslaved people should be counted within a population; provided that three-fifths of the enslaved people in a state would be counted when determining a state’s population |
front 3 Anti federalists | back 3 a group of people who opposed the adoption of the U.S. |
front 4 Constitution | back 4 a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed |
front 5 Bill of rights | back 5 a series of 10 amendments to the Constitution ratified by the states that protect such rights as freedom of speech, press, and religion, as well as due process protections |
front 6 Federalist papers | back 6 collection of essays on the principles of government written in defense of the Constitution in 1787 and 1788 |
front 7 Great Compromise | back 7 an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house |
front 8 English Bill of Rights | back 8 document signed by King William that stated that English monarchs would no longer be able to enact laws, raise taxes, or keep an army without Parliament’s consent |
front 9 Northwest Ordinance | back 9 legislation passed by Congress to establish a plan for settling the Northwest Territory, which included areas that are now in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. |
front 10 Articles of Confederation | back 10 the document that created the first central government for the United States; it was replaced by the Constitution in 1789 |
front 11 Charter colony | back 11 colonies based on a grant of land by the British Crown to a company or a group of settlers |