Birth of a Nation Vocab

2. to agree
5. obvious, having no need of proof
7. a series of essays written to explain and defend the proposed U.S. Constitution
9. a government that abuses its power
10. the process of formally approving something
13. something owed; such as money
15. the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, establishing rights and protections for American citizens
16. to collect by legal authority
17. a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches
18. a complaint
20. governing body responsible for making laws
22. a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution
23. a series of essays written to counter and defeat the proposed U.S. Constitution
24. to be given something naturally

1. a group of people in the early United States who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution because they feared a strong national government and a lack of protection for individual rights
3. the structure of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that sets up three branches with their ow distinct powers and responsibilities
4. to take
5. an event when 2000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War
6. the act of exercising power by force
8. basic rights of the people that may not be taken away
11. the first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789
12. an implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government
14. a group of people in the early United States who favored the establishment of a strong national government and who worked for ratification of the U.S. Constitution
19. a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government
21. lawmaking body of Great Britain