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New Nation Part 2
America creates a new government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Federalist | a person who supported the new US Constitution |
| Anti-Federalist | a person who supported the Articles of Confederation |
| Bill of Rights | the first 1 0 amendments to the US Constitution |
| proposal | a plan or suggestion |
| anarchy | lawlessness |
| constitutional republic | a government in which officials are elected to represent the people and then govern them according to a constitution |
| popular sovereignty | the idea that a government gets its power from the people and needs their consent to make laws |
| rule of law | states that all citizens must follow the laws and they will be protected from government abuse of power |
| domestic tranquility | peace within a nation |
| suffrage | the right to vote |