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Constitution
exam study
Question | Answer |
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Civics | the involvement with local community, state and nation |
Government | the governing body of a nation, state, or community |
3 Rights of Citizens | Security-protection of the government, Equality-equal treatment under the law, and Liberty-rights guaranteed under the Constitution |
Articles of Confederation | the original constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789 |
James Madison | architect of the Constitution |
1787, 1788, 1789 | the Constitution was written, ratified, put into place |
Preamble | clause at beginning of constitution, explains reasons, general purpose |
Popular Sovereignty | government is created to serve the people, we don't have rulers or kings |
Federalist | people who favored a strong central government |
Anti-Federalist | a person who opposed the adoption of the United States Constitution |