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| A new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states. |
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| Those who favor a weaker national government. (And stronger state governments). |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War. |
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| a law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime. |
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| First ten amendments to the constitution |
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| Authority shared by three branches of government |
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| Powers shared by the national and state governments |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution |
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| Powers given to the national government alone |
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| A law that make an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed |
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| A group with distinct political interest |
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| Government authority shared by national and state government |
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| Plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state selected senate, with two members for each state. |
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| An order to produce an arrested person before a judge |
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| An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature |
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| proposal to create a weak national government |
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| A government in which elected representatives make the decisions |
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| Powers given to the state government alone |
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| Constitutional authority is shared by 3 different branches of govt. |
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| a 1787 rebellion in which ex-revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes |
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| A human right based on nature or god |
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| proposal to create a strong national government |
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