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Vocab 6&7
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Convection | meeting in Philadelphia 1787 during which 55 delegates wrote the new constitution. |
| Anti-federalists | people who opposed the new constitution: they feared strong national government and demanded a bill of rights: George Mason and Patrick Henry were anti-federalists. |
| Federalists | people who supported the constitution and wanted a strong national government (central) government , Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were leaders of the federalists. |
| Grievance | a complaint, such as those listed in the declaration of independence against the british government: were addressed by the constitution. |
| Bill of rights | the first ten amendments to the constitution, they guarantee basic rights, was one way the unalienable rights were protected by the new government, the anti-federalists insisted it be added before they ratified the constitution. |
| Ratifcation | to formally approve of a document |
| Amendments | changes or additions to an official documents:the process to amend the constitution was difficult to prevent frequent , unnecessary changes. |
| separation of powers | this principle of the constitution divided the power of government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches; each has its own specific duties |
| The great compromise | foundation of new government; three branches of government legislative, executive, and judicial; congress (legislative branch) was divided into two houses; the upper house (senate) had equal representation - 2 members for each state, the lower house (hous |
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