Constitution and Bill of Rights

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  1. 2. prevents any branch from becoming too powerful
  2. 6. The Bill of Rights, meant to show the protection of citizens’ rights and fit in with the changing nation
  3. 8. This person believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the government and weakened states’ rights
  4. 10. the name the Federalists used to stay anonymous when writing the Federalist Papers
  5. 11. in favor of the Constitution, and advocated that the Bill of Rights was necessary and needed
  6. 13. wanted the government's first priority to be the Bill of Rights
  7. 14. The states approved the Bill of Rights
  8. 15. the first ten amendments, meant to show respect from the government to citizens and respect their privacy
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  1. 1. supports citizens' rights, “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
  2. 3. a group of essays that were some of the most important papers that defended and supported the Constitution, but were originally written by James Madison, Alexander Hamitan, and John Jay
  3. 4. a set of rules and principles that keep the government and states organized and in order
  4. 5. claimed the nation didn’t need a federal bill of rights because the Constitution itself was already a bill of rights.
  5. 7. believed that the Constitution would not protect their individual freedoms
  6. 9. Congress invited a delegate from each state to a meeting to improve then Articles of Confederation
  7. 12. contended that the diversity of the US, in Paper #10, would prevent a single group of government from overpowering the rest