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1st Handout Terms

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Federalism   The principles of the Federalists Party  
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Anti-Federalists   A movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution  
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Separation of Powers   An act of placing the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies  
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Popular Sovereignty   The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives  
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Checks and Balances   Balancing of power through each separation of power checking every other one.  
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Republicanism   The support for the republican party  
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Articles of Confederation   The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.  
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1st Amendment   Amendment that guaranteed the basic freedoms of human life.  
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2nd Amendment   the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed  
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4th Amendment   [t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures  
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5th Amendment   No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury  
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6th Amendment   guarantees a citizen a speedy trial, a fair jury, an attorney if the accused person wants one, and the chance to confront the witnesses who is accusing the defendant of a crime  
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7th Amendment   guarantees a trial by jury in civil lawsuits  
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8th Amendment   Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.  
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10 Amendment   any power that is not given to the federal government is given to the people or the states  
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Alexis De Tocqueville   Helped create democracy in America  
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