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Pol. Sci Unit 1 pt.2

Political Science unit 1. Ch. 1-4 vocabulary

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Legal document written by the Pilgrims to specify basic laws and social rules for their colony. Mayflower Compact
Certain freedoms or privileges that are held to be an innate part of the nature of being a human being and that cannot be denied by society Natural Rights
An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection Social Contract
An organization that consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league confederation
1786 revolt by Massachusetts farmers seeking relief from debt and foreclosure that was a factor in the calling of the Constitutional Convention. Shays rebellion
A lawmaking body made up of two houses. bicameral legislature
The Supremacy Clause is found in Article VI of the Constitution of the United States. It establishes that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the US are superior to state laws and local ordinances Supremacy doctrine
The division governmental authority and powers and assigning them to distinct branches. Separation of powers
(in the US) A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president Electoral College
(federalist) a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government Federalists
The name given to opponents of ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787-1788. After ratification, Anti-Federalists continued to argue for strong state governments and a weaker national government. Anti-federalists
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship Bill of Rights
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