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14 Cards in this Set
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1. Alexander Hamilton
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was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher. Aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War
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2. The Founding Fathers
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political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence or took part in the American Revolution in winning American independence
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3. The Virginia Plan
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it was proposed by Virginia delegates and drafted by James Madison
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4. The Great Compromise
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was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution
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5. James Madison
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he was an American politician and a political philosopher who serve as the fourth president of the united states and was consider one of the founding fathersof the United States
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6. Sovereignty
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the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory.it can be found in the a power to rule and make law that rest in a political fact for which no purely political purely legal explanation can be provided.
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7. Separation of Powers
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is a model for the governance of both democratic & federative states. the state is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that no one branch has more power than the other branches
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8. Federalists
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in early United States history, the Federalist Party was one of the first political parties; its members or supporters called themselves Federalists
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9. Anti Federalist
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a political philosophy which opposes the concept of Federalism. Anti-Federalists dictate that the central governing authority of a nation should be equal or inferior to, but not having more power than, its sub-national states
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10. The Federalist Papers
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a series of 85 articles or essays advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution.
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11. The Bill of Rights
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the name for the first ten amendments of the united states constitution, it was introduce by James Madison and was passed in December 15. 1791 through the process of ratification by three-fourths of the States
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12. The Cabinet
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a body of high ranking members of the government, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.
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14. Whiskey Rebellion
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was a tax protest in Pennsylvania in the 1790s, during the presidency of George Washington. The conflict was rooted in western dissatisfaction with a 1791 excise tax on whiskey.
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15. Citizen Genet
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was a French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution.
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