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Question | Answer |
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federalism | the federal principle or system of government. |
anti federalists | strong u.s federal government and which later oppose the ratification |
separation of power | an act of vesting the legislative and judicial power of government in separate bodies |
popular sovereignty | the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives |
checks and balances | counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups. |
repulicanism | support for a republican system of government. |
articles of confederation | the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. |
amendment and 1 | a minor change in a document. |
anmendment2and | A well regulated militia, being the best security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. |
4 and anmendmant | right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against |