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The Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Federalism | System of government included in the Constitution, in which power is shared between a strong central government and lower levels of government such as state or local governments. |
| Separation of Powers | System of government included in the Constitution, in which power is divided among different branches of government such as legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. |
| Amendments | Changes and/or additions made to the Constitution which require two-thirds of the members of each house of Congress to approve it, and three-fourths of the states to ratify it. |
| Bill of Rights | First ten amendments to the Constitution, which focused on protecting against abuses by the central government as a compromise between Federalists and Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution. |