APUSH CHAPTER 6 VOCAB

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James
Madison

was an American statesman, political theorist

and the fourth President of the United States
.He is hailed as the "Father of the
Constitution" for being instrumental in the
drafting of the United States Constitution and
as the key champion and author of the United
States Bill of Rights.

Alexander
Hamilton

was a founding father of the United States,

chief of staff to General George Washington,
one of the most influential interpreters and
promoters of the U.S. Constitution, the
founder of the nation's financial system, and
the founder of the first American political
party.

Framers of
the
Constitution

delegates to the Constitutional Convention

and took part in framing or drafting the
proposed Constitution of the United States

John
Dickinson

was a solicitor and politician from

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington,
Delaware, He is known as the "Penman of the
Revolution". As a member of the First
Continental Congress Dickinson drafted the
1774 Petition to the King, and as a member of
the Second Continental Congress wrote the
1775 Olive Branch Petition, two attempts to
negotiate with the King of England.

Federalists

supporters of the Constitution

AntiFederalists

people who did not support the Constitution

The
Federalist
Papers

written by Jay, Hamilton, and Madison, 85

letters, in favor of the Constitution

The Bill of
Rights;
amendments

is the collective name for the first ten

amendments to the United States Constitution.
Proposed to assuage the fears of AntiFederalists who had opposed Constitutional
ratification, these amendments guarantee a
number of personal freedoms, limit the
government's power in judicial and other
proceedings, and reserve some powers to the
states and the public

Kentucky
and Virginia
Resolutions

were political statements drafted in 1798 and

1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia
legislatures took the position that the federal
Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
The resolutions argued that the states had the
right and the duty to declare unconstitutional
any acts of Congress that were not authorized
by the Constitution. In doing so, they argued
for states' rights and strict constructionism of
the Constitution.

slave trade

the transportation of slaves from foreign

places to America

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Battle of
Fallen
Timbers

was the final battle of the Northwest Indian

War, a struggle between American Indian
tribes affiliated with the Western
Confederacy, including minor support from
the British, against the United States for
control of the Northwest Territory (US)

Annapolis
Convention

was a national political convention at

Annapolis, Maryland, in which twelve
delegates from five states-New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and
Virginia-gathered to discuss and develop a
consensus about reversing the protectionist
trade barriers that each state had erected.

Constitutional
Convention

held in Philadelphia to address problems in

governing the United States of America,
which had been operating under the Articles
of Confederation following independence
from Great Britain.

checks and
balances

the state is divided into branches, each with

separate and independent powers and areas
of responsibility so that the powers of one
branch are not in conflict with the powers
associated with the other branches. The
typical division of branches is into a
legislature, an executive, and a judiciary.

Virginia Plan

was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a

bicameral legislative branch

New Jersey
Plan

was a proposal for the structure of the United

States Government p in response to the
Virginia Plan. This plan proposed an
alternative that would have kept the onevote-per-state representation under one
legislative body from the Articles of
Confederation.

Connecticut
Plan; Great
Compromise

was an agreement that large and small

states reached during the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 that in part defined the
legislative structure and representation that
each state would have under the United
States Constitution. It retained the bicameral
legislature along with proportional
representation in the lower house, but
required the upper house to be weighted
equally between the states. Each state would
have two representatives in the upper house.

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House of
Representatives

is one of the two houses of the United States Congress (a bicameral legislature). It is frequently referred to as The
House. The major power of the House is to pass federal legislation that affects the entire country,

Senate

s a legislative chamber in the bicameral legislature of the United States of America,The Senate has several exclusive
powers not granted to the House, including consenting to treaties as a precondition to their ratification and
consenting to or confirming appointments of Cabinet secretaries, federal judges, other federal executive officials,
military officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, and other federal uniformed officers,[2][3] as well as trial of
federal officials impeached by the House.

Three-Fifths
Compromise

was a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787
United States Constitutional Convention. The debate was over if, and if so, how, slaves would be counted when
determining a state's total population for constitutional purposes. Slave counts as 3/5 of a person in pop. totals

Commercial
Compromise

allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, including placing tariffs(taxes) on foreign imports, but
it prohibited placing taxes on any exports.

electoral college
system

is the institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. The
President and Vice President are not elected directly by the voters. Instead, they are elected by "electors" who are
chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis.

legislative
branch

is a decision-making organization, usually associated with national government, that has the power to enact, amend
and repeal laws

Congress

is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the Senate and
the House of Representatives.

Judiciary Acts
(1789)

was a landmark statute that established the U.S. federal judiciary. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution prescribed
that the "judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court," and such inferior courts as
Congress saw fit to establish.