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| They opposed the ratification of the Constitution. | ANTIFEDERALISTS
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| The first Constitution - had no central military, no executive branch, no ability to collect taxes, no common currency, only a legislative branch | ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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| The type of legislature that resulted from the Great (Connecticut) Compromise. This was essentially a mix of the VA Plan and the NJ Plan. | BICAMERAL
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| The first ten amendments to the Constitution, they were added to ensure ratification by the states. | BILL OF RIGHTS
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| Replaced the Articles. | CONSTITUTION
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| The branch of government that enforces the laws. | EXECUTIVE
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| The term used in Federalist No. 10 describing the divisive interest groups that could tear a country apart. Madison said only a representative democracy could lessen the negative effects of these | FACTIONS
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| Another name for the "central" or "national" government | . FEDERAL
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| Written to encourage the ratification of the Constitution. | FEDERALIST PAPERS
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| They favored the ratification of the Constitution and a strong central govt. | FEDERALISTS
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| The chamber of Congress that bases representation on population. | HOUSE
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| He is considered the "Father of the Constitution". | JAMES MADISON
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| The branch of government that interprets the laws. | JUDICIAL
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| The branch of government that makes the laws. | LEGISLATIVE
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| formal approval | RATIFICATION
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| The type of democracy that we have in the United States. | REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
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| The form of government that James Madison, in Federalist No. 10, argues is the cure to divisive interest groups. | REPUBLICAN
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| The chamber of Congress that bases representation on equality. | SENATE
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| This is also known as checks and balances. It describes the structure of the federal government that forbids any branch from becoming too powerful. | SEPARATION OF POWERS
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| His rebellion showed that the federal government was too weak under the Articles to deal with an insurgency or domestic uprising (this also showed a need for a stronger national government). | SHAYS
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| Had most of the power under the Articles (hint not the federal government). | STATES
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| Because slave states wanted to count the slave population when determining the number of their representatives in the legislature (even though they were treated as animals), the free states agreed to count slaves as this much of a person. | THREE FIFTHS
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| This rebellion, in contrast to Shays', demonstrated that the Constitution was strong enough to stop a domestic revolt. | WHISKEY
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| A trial in which one sues another for damages | CIVIL TRIAL
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| In the 8th, your punishment will not be this | CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
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| In the 10th, the powers given to the federal government | DELEGATED
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| One cannot (usually) be tried twice for the same crime because if you were, it would be considered... | DOUBLE JEOPARDY
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| In #14, it allows all citizens to go through the proper procedures if they are to be denied life, liberty, or property | DUE PROCESS
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| In #5, it allows the government to purchase your private property (for roads, railroads, etc.) | EMINENT DOMAIN
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| In the 14th, thanks to this clause, all citizens are entitled to (blank blank) under the law | EQUAL PROTECTION
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| Clause in #1 that states that Congress will not make a religion | ESTABLISHMENT
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| In the 8th, bail shall not be this | EXCESSIVE
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| Clause in #1 that states that you can worship deity that you wish. | FREE EXERCISE
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| Contracts (such as marriage) in one state are valid in other states because of this clause | FULL FAITH ANDCREDIT
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| In the 5th, one cannot be forced to be a witness against... | HIMSELF
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| In the 16th, Congress is now able to tax your... | INCOME
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| In the 24th, the government cannot have this type of tax - a tax on voting | POLL
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| In the 17th, Senators will be chosen by (blank) vote and no longer chosen by state legislatures | Popular
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| In the 10th, the powers not denied to the states or specifically for the federal government | RESERVED
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| Our form of democracy giving some powers to the states and others to the federal government, where the powers are in question, the federal government prevails | Federalism
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| Found in the 15th, 19th, and 26th - another name for the right to vote | SUFFRAGE
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| The clause in the Constitution that says that it is the "Supreme Law of the Land" | SUPREMACY
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| In the 9th, those right not mentioned (or numbered) in the Constitution | UNENUMERATED
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| In the 4th, searches and seizures cannot be this | UNREASONABLE
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| Thomas Jefferson believed there was one of these dividing Church and State | WALL OF SEPARATION
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| Prohibition Amendment | EIGHTEENTH
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| no cruel or unusual punishment Amendment | EIGHTH
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| Right to vote based on race (but not women)` | 15th
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| Eminent Domain, Right to not self-incriminate, Double Jeopardy Amendment | 5th
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| Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press | 1st
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| Rights of Citizens and Due Process (for former slaves) | 14th
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| Searches and Seizures Amendment | 4th
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| Women's Suffrage Amendment | 19th
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| You have rights not mentioned in the constitution Amendment | NINTH
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| Right to Bear Arms Amendment | SECOND
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| Senators elected by voters not state legislatures Amendment | 17th
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| trial by jury, civil cases Amendment | 7th
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| Income Tax Amendment | SIXTEENTH
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| right to speedy trial, criminal cases Amendment | 6th
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| Powers reserved to the states that are not delegated to the federal government Amendment | 10th
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| Quarter Troops Amendment | 3rd
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| Ends slavery Amendment | 13th
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| Ends Prohibition Amendmnet | 21st
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| No taxes on voting Amendment | 24th
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| Only two terms for the President Amendment | 22nd
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| Right to vote for 18 year olds Amendment | 26th
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| D.C. can vote for President 3 Electoral Votes | 23rd
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