American Studies I Midterm Review || Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.

Articles of Confederation correct answers Plan that established, in 1781, a limited national government in the United States, later replaced by the Constitution of the United States Legislative Branch correct answers branch of government that makes the laws, Congress Executive Branch correct answers branch of government, headed by the President Judicial Branch correct answers branch of government, made up of courts and judges, that interpret and applies the laws Democracy correct answers Government by the people Republic correct answers Government run by the people through their elected representatives Shay's Rebellion correct answers An uprising against taxes in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787 Constitution Convention correct answers Convention that met in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution of the USA Great Compromise correct answers compromise at the Constitutional convention calling for a two-house legislature, with one house elected on the basis of population and the other representing each state equally Three-Fifths Compromise correct answers Compromise at the Constitutional Convention calling for 3/5 of a state's slave population to be counted for the purposes of legislative representation Separation of Powers correct answers The Constitutional allotting of powers within the federal government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Checks and balances correct answers System in which each of the branches of the federal government can check the actions of the other branches Electoral College correct answers Group of electors, chosen by the votes who vote for the president. Federalist correct answers Supporters of the Constitution during the debate over its ratification; favored a strong national government Faction correct answers Group organized around a common interest and concerned only with furthering that interest