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2. branch of government that passes laws
3. document that sets out laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government
4. gathering of stat representatives on May 25, 1787, to revise the Articles of confederation
5. a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
6. principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches
10. plan at the Constitutional Convention, favoured by small states, that called for three braches of government with a single-chamber legislature
11. first 10 amendments of the United States constitution
12. people who opposed the constitution and a strong national government
15. agreement at the constitutional convention
16. signed in 1215, a British document that contains the basic ideas: Monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights
17. laws setting up a system for settling the northwest territory
18. branch of government that decides if the laws are carried out fairly
19. supporters of the constitution, who favoured a strong federal, or national, government
21. plan at the constitutional convention, favoured by larger states, that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature
22. a 1787 article that set up a government for the northwest territory, guaranteed basic rights to settlers, and outlawed slavery there

1. First american constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
7. written list of freedoms to protect
8. branch of government that carries out laws
9. plan at the convention that settled the differences between large and small states
13. series of essays written by federalists James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jayin support of ratifying the constitution
14. James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and other leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States
20. the right that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime