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| a legislature composed of individuals who represent the population |
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| Rights held to be inherent in natural law, not dependent on governments |
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| a voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules |
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| A legislature with only one legislative chamber |
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| a political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority except for those powers they expressly delegate to a central government. |
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| A group of people occupying a specific area and organized under one government |
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| a legislature made up of two parts, called chambers |
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| A doctrine that asserts the priority of national law over state laws |
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| the compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia plans that created one chamber of the Congress based on population and one chamber representing each state equally |
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| the principle of dividing governmental powers among different branches of government |
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| a structure of government proposed by James Madison in which the powers of the government are separated into three branches |
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| a major principle of the American system of government whereby each branch of the government can check the actions of the others |
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| A groups of persons called electors selected by the voters in each state and the District of Columbia (D.C.); this group efficially elects the president and vice president of the US |
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| the name given to one who was in favor of the adoption of the US Constitution and the creation of a federal union with a strong central government |
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| An individual who opposed the ratification of the new Constitution in 1787 |
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| An international agreement between chiefs of state that does not require legislative approval |
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