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separation of powers
constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government
faction
a group with a distinct political interest
Federalists
Those who favor a stronger national government
Antifederalists
Those who favor a weaker national government
coalition
an alliance of factions
Bill of Rights
First ten amendments to the Constitution
habeas corpus
an order to produce an arrested person before a judge
bill of attainder
a law that declares a person, without a trial, to be guilty of a crime
ex post facto law
a law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed
amendment
a new provision in the Constitution that has been ratified by the states
line-item veto
An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature