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Foundations of const

TermDefinition
Magna Carta an English document form 1215 fundamental law guaranteeing rights and liberties. (MC)
representative government a government that has a person that represents another or others (RG)
limited government Government. restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution, as
English Bill of Rights The English Bill of Rights is an English precursor of the Constitution, along with the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right( EBR)
Declaration of Independence the public act by which the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, declared the Colonies to be free and independent of England.(DOI)
Thomas Jefferson Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (TJ)
James Madison the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817). He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" and the author of the bill of rights (JM)
Articles of Confederation the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States (AOC)
three-fifths compromise Three-fifths Compromise was enacted. at the Convention in Philadelphia that counted slaves as 3/5ths of a person
bicameral having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.(B)
ratify to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.(R)
Federalists U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Federalist party. (F)
Anti- Federalists U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Anti-federal party.(A)
rule of law is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to arbitrary decisions by individual government officials.(ROL)
enumerated powers The enumerated powers are a list of items that are listed in the Constitution
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