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Antifederalists
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people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
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federalism
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system of government in which power is shared between the national (or federal) government and the states
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Federalists
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people who supported ratification of the Constitution
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The Federalist papers
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ratification essays published in New York newspapers
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Bill of Rights
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first ten amendments to the US Constitution
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majority rule
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a system in which more than one half a group holds the power to make decisions binding the entire group
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amendment
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addition to a document
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Parliament
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Britain's chief lawmaking body
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Enlightenment
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18th-century movement that emphasized the use of reason and the scientific method to obtain knowledge
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