Government

3. compromise reached in writing the constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of congress
5. first ten amendments of the constitution, protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
7. first plan of government adopted by the United States after the revolution
10. king and queen (authority from god)
11. supporters of the new constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and check and balances
12. represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the interests of a few
13. gave the monarch unlimited authority
14. gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights

1. ¨father of the constitution¨ and fourth president of the United States
2. makes sure that no single branch becomes too powerful
4. leader supporter of the constitution, helped write the federalist papers
6. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions, government can only govern with the consent of the governed
8. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited
9. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union