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| supporters of the Constitution |
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| the branch of government that carries out, or enforces, laws |
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| any change in the Constitution |
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| agreement providing that enslaved persons would not count as a whole person |
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| the notion that power lies with the people |
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| powers shared by the state and federal governments |
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| those who opposed the Constitution |
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| the split of authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches |
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| a group of people named by each state to select the President & V.P. |
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| a legislature consisting of 2 parts, or houses |
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| the branch of government that interprets laws |
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| powers that the Constitution gives to the states |
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| a detailed, written plan of government |
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| the opening section of the constitution |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| the first plan of government for America; too weak to succeed |
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| principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern |
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| a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others |
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| the lawmaking branch of government |
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| a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states |
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| a group of individual states or state governments |
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| agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation (combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans) |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| meeting of state delegates in 1787 to create a new plan for government |
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| powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution |
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