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Amendment
Any change to the constitution
Anti-Federalists
Opposed ratification of the Constitution
Bicameral
2 house legislation
Bill of Rights
first 10 Amendments of Constitution.
Boycott
Refusal to purchase certain goods.
Checks and Balances
System in which each branch has powers over the others.
civil liberties
Freedoms to act and think without government interference.
Common Law
Laws based on precedents.
Confederation
State Governments
Constitution
Written plan for government
Constitutional Convention
Meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to the adoption of the constitution.
Dictatorship
Government controlled by one or a small group of people.
Direct Democracy
a form of democracy in which people vote first hand.
Electoral college
people elected to elect the president and vice president.
Federalism
Form of Government in which power is divided by state and federal governments.
federalists
supporters of constitution
Mercantilism
Theory a country should sell more goods.
naturalization
legal process to become a citizen.
Popular sovereignty
power lies with people.
precedent
ruling that is used as a basis of a decision.
representative democracy
citizens choose a smaller group to govern them.
separation of powers
split of authority through the branches.
slander
spoken lies
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am govt sect 1.txt
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