5th Grade Chapter 8 Lessons 3 and 4
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| ratify | to approve
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| Federalists | Citizens who were in favor of ratifying the Constitution. It will later become one of the first political parties. This party will favor a very strong national government and be led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams.
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| Antifederalists | Citizens who were against ratification of the Constitution. They did not want a strong national government. They did not ratify the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added.
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| due process of law | The principle that guarantees that people have the right to a fair trial by jury.
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| reserved powers | Authority that belongs to the states or to the people.
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| Cabinet | A group of the President's most important advisers.
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| political party | A group of people that tries to elect officials who will support it's policies.
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| John Adams | He was the leader of the Federalist Party and the first vice president of the United States.
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| Alexander Hamilton | He wanted a strong national government. He was a Federalist. He was the Secretary of Treasury in George Washington's Cabinet.
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| Thomas Jefferson | Leader the Democratic Republicans. He favored strong state governments. He was the Secretary of State in George Washington's cabinet.
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| Benjamin Banneker | He was a free African American who helped architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant plan Washington, D.C. in 1800.
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| Henry Knox | Secretary of War in George Washington's cabinet.
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| Washington, D.C. | The capital of the Untied States; located between Maryland and Virginia, a special district that is not part of any state.
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| George Washington | He was the first president of the United States and was elected for two terms. He set many of the traditions and standards the presidents follow.
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| checks and balances | A system that keeps each branch of government from becoming too powerful or misusing its authority.
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| union | An alliance that works to reach common goals.
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| popular sovereignty | The idea that the government get it's power from the citizens.
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| democracy | A form of government in which the people rule and are free to make choices about their lives and their government.
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| public agenda | What the people want from the government.
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| suffrage | The right to vote
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| civic virtue | qualities that add to a healthy democracy; obey the laws, pay taxes, serve on a jury.
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| naturalization | The process of becoming a legal citizen of the United States.
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