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City Upon a Hill Ch7
City Upon a HIll Chapter 7 Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Supermajority | A specified majority of voters. In the ratification of the Constitution almost 70% (9 of 13) of the states was required. |
| Anti-federalists | Political group that was against the ratification of the Constitution. |
| Federalists | Political group that was for the ratification of the Constitution. |
| The Federalist | Series of essays published in New York newspapers under the pseudonym Publius for the expressed purpose of gaining support for the ratification of the Constitution. Written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. |
| Natural Rights | Fundamental rights granted by nature that government can not abrogate and which government is bound to protect. |
| Civil Rights | Rights defined using narrow, concrete language, full of specific terms and qualifiers. |
| The Great Oughts | Natural rights that don’t proclaim an is so much as an ought about the world. The way things should be |