Articles of Confederation - First governing document of the U.S. with a weak central government structure, Shays' Rebellion - Event which demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Convention - a meeting, Compromise - a mutual agreement between two parties where they both give up some of what they want, Frame - create or write, Delegate - a representative , Federal - central or national government, Domestic - within your nation, Democracy - a government system where people vote for what they want, Representative Democracy - a system in which citizens elect officials to represent them in the decision making process, Constitution - serves as the foundation of the United States government and outlines the rights of citizens, Three Fifths Compromise - every determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population, Living Document - document that can respond to political and social changes, Federalism - the distribution of power within the government, Separation of Powers - federal power is divided into three branches of government, Legislative Branch - creates the laws, Executive Branch - evaluates the laws, Judicial Branch - evaluates or judges the laws to determine if they are Constitutional or Unconstitutional, Bicameralism - Solution of the Great Compromise where the Legislative branch would have 2 houses of Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate, Great Compromise - debate between big states and small states over representation in Congress (based on population),

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