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| Refereed to the concept that sovereignty, or political authority, is vested in the people- the citizens of the nation. As such, they not only derive their authority from the consent of the governed but also predicate themselves on the principles of rule by law and legislation by elected representatives. |
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| States that did not have claims to Western lands |
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| States that had claims to Western lands, when the Ratification of the Articles of Confederation was signed |
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| The freeing or emancipation of chattel slaves by their owners. |
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| Oppenents of the Constitution of 1787. True federalists that sought to keep a balance of powers among the states and the federal government. |
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