Principles of the Constitution

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  1. 2. Everyone, including authority figures, must obey the laws, including elected officials.(Abbreviate second word.)
  2. 3. Established procedures for adding and governing new territories and states in the US. (Abbreviate first word.)
  3. 6. Constitutional compromise that stated Congress will be bi-cameral: Senate/House of Reps.(Abbreviate second word.)
  4. 7. System set up by the Const. to ensure one branch of the gov’t is not more powerful than another.
  5. 9. Author of the VA Declaration of Rights(influenced Madison when he wrote the Bill of Rights.)
  6. 10. Rights guaranteed to individual citizens by the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the Constitution. (first word)
  7. 14. Individuals who played a significant role in America’s fight of independence and creation of a new gov’t.
  8. 16. Group for ratification of the new Constitution; led by Hamilton.
  9. 17. Year the Const. was written by delegates at the Constitutional Convention.
  10. 18. 85 essays written by Madison, Hamilton and Jay that explain the Const. and the reasons to support ratification of the Const. (Abbreviate first word.)
  11. 19. MA farmer who led a rebellion against MA courts to stop the foreclosure of farms; proved the Articles of Confederation were weak.
  12. 20. The idea that gov’t is controlled by the people who hold power and elect reps giving those reps the power to make and enforce laws.
  13. 22. Father of the Constitution
  14. 23. Constitutional compromise that counted three out of five slaves into the population for the purpose of representation in Congress.(first word)
  15. 25. A gov’t where the power is held by the people and exercised through elected reps.
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  1. 1. Essays that were written to promote a loose central gov’t and argued against the ratification of the Const. because it had no Bill of Rights. (Abbreviate first word.)
  2. 4. English philosopher that influenced both the 2nd amendment and the impeachment clause.
  3. 5. Idea that the power of the gov’t is separated into three branches
  4. 8. Group against ratification of the Constitution; led by Jefferson.
  5. 11. Head of state and other officials are elected as reps of the people; the Const. limits the gov’t’s power.(Abbreviate first word.)
  6. 12. Idea that the powers of the gov’t rest with the people who express their ideas through voting.(Abbreviate first word.)
  7. 13. English philosopher that believed humans were born w/ “natural rights.” (life, liberty, property)
  8. 15. Opening line to the Preamble to the Constitution.
  9. 21. First ten amendments to the Constitution.
  10. 24. Sharing and division of power btwn fed(nat’l) gov’t and the state gov’ts.