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| What did the Federalists do? |
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| Who were the notable Federalists? |
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| Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay |
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| Where were most of the federalists located? |
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| What did the feds want to do? |
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| Divide powers among three branches |
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| What kind of people were the feds? |
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| Wealthy, large landowners, big cities, smarter |
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| What did the feds not want? |
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| What did Anti-federalists do |
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| Where were most anti-feds located? |
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| Who were notable anti-feds |
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| George Mason, Patrick Henry |
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| What did the Anti-feds want? |
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| No national government, and a bill of rights, strong legislative branch |
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| What kind of people were the anti-feds? |
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| Debtors, small farmers, Dumber people |
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| A government in which the people rule |
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| Division of power between states and national gov't. |
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| The three branches of gov't. |
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| Branches check up on each other |
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| The rule of law, Everybody must obey it |
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| Protects people from an overly powerful gov't. |
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| Who gives the government it's power? |
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| How are our views represented in gov't.? |
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| Separation of three powers |
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| How is power evenly distributed |
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| How is abuse of power prevented |
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| How are your personal freedoms protected? |
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| Why is popular sovereignty important |
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| People actually have the power in democracy |
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| Why is Republicanism important |
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| Power of the ballet makes reps. listen |
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| Why is federalism important |
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| you need cooperation to avoid disputes or power struggles |
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| why is separation of powers important |
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| prevents 1 group from gaining too much power |
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| Why is Checks and balances important |
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| Why is limited Government Important |
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| prevents people from bypassing the law for their own interest |
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| Why is individual rights important |
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| guarantees personal freedoms |
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