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| Any change in the constitution |
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| Those who opposed the constitution |
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| Articles of confederation |
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| the first plan of gov. for america; too weak to succed |
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| a legislature consisting of 2 parts, or houses |
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| a system in which each branch of gov.is able to check, or restrain,the power of others |
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| a group of individual states or state goverments. |
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| powers shared by the state and federal goverments |
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| a detailed, written plan of gov. |
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| constitutional convention |
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| meeting of state delegates in 1787 to create a new plan of gov. |
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| a group of people named by each state to select the president and v.p |
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| The branch of gov. that carries out or enforces laws |
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| powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution. |
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| a form of gov. in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states. |
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| supporters of the constitution |
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| agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation (combined the Virginia and New Jersey plans) |
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| the branch of gov. that interprets laws |
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| the lawmaking branch of gov. |
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| the notion that power lies with the people |
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| the opening section of the constitution |
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| powers that the constitution gives to the states |
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| principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern |
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| the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
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| agreement providing that enslaved persons would not count as a whole person |
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