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- 1. A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.
- 5. 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1789 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
- 8. Personal freedoms that the government cannot abridge, particularly those guarantees found in the Bill of Rights.
- 9. First ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process of law.
- 11. Sovereignty A belief that ultimate power of government resides in the people of a nation. "Rule by the People"
- 13. A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
- 17. An early political party headed by Thomas Jefferson; stood for less centralized government
- 18. Agreement during the Constitutional Convention that Congress should be composed of a Senate, in which States would be represented equally, and a House, in which representation would be based on a State's population. AKA The Great Compromise
- 20. A person appointed or elected to represent others
- 22. An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed
- 23. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
- 24. A document which spells out the principles (rules) by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
- 25. 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
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- 2. of Powers an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- 3. Government The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens.
- 4. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- 6. The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. Favored small states.
- 7. 1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament
- 10. The institution through which a society makes and enforces its ideals
- 12. Formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
- 14. the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
- 15. 1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
- 16. "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress based on Population. The plan favored larger states.
- 19. a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
- 21. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses