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2. a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
4. the branch of the government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
7. a political system in which a national government and constituent units, such as state governments, share power
10. an alliance permitting states or nations to act together on matters of mutual concern
12. a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
13. calls for the complete separation fo church and state
17. a document, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of the government of the new United States
18. a government in which the citizens rules through elected representatives
20. the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S government from dominating the other two branches

1. the branch of government that makes laws
3. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house
5. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms
6. the belief that the government should be based on the consent of the people
8. a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of it's senators and representatives in Congress
9. the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation
11. the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws
14. the official approval of the Constitution, or of the amendment, by the states
15. supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government
16. an opponent of a strong central government
19. supreme power