5th Gr Chap 8 L3+4 Word Scramble
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Key Item | Definition |
ratify | to approve |
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. |
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. |
due process of law | The principle that guarantees that people have the right to a fair trial by jury. |
reserved powers | Authority that belongs to the states or to the people. |
Cabinet | A group of the President's most important advisers. |
political party | A group of people that tries to elect officials who will support it's policies. |
John Adams | He was the leader of the Federalist Party and the first vice president of the United States. |
Alexander Hamilton | He wanted a strong national government. He was a Federalist. He was the Secretary of Treasury in George Washington's Cabinet. |
Thomas Jefferson | Leader the Democratic Republicans. He favored strong state governments. He was the Secretary of State in George Washington's cabinet. |
Benjamin Banneker | He was a free African American who helped architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant plan Washington, D.C. in 1800. |
Henry Knox | Secretary of War in George Washington's cabinet. |
Washington, D.C. | The capital of the Untied States; located between Maryland and Virginia, a special district that is not part of any state. |
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. |
checks and balances | A system that keeps each branch of government from becoming too powerful or misusing its authority. |
union | An alliance that works to reach common goals. |
popular sovereignty | The idea that the government get it's power from the citizens. |
democracy | A form of government in which the people rule and are free to make choices about their lives and their government. |
public agenda | What the people want from the government. |
suffrage | The right to vote |
civic virtue | qualities that add to a healthy democracy; obey the laws, pay taxes, serve on a jury. |
naturalization | The process of becoming a legal citizen of the United States. |
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