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amendment
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a change that is made or added to the Constitution.
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Anti-Federalist
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a person who favored states rights and opposed the adoption of the United States Constitution.
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Articles of Confederation
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the plan of government set up by the Continenttal Congress;under this plan Congress ran the national government but most power remained with the states.
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution which list the fundimental right of the citizens;1791
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checks and balences
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a system in which each branch of goverment can; to some degree; prevent or control the outer bench
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commerce
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the buying and selling of goods in large amounts
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compromise
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the settlement of a dispute in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement
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Constitution
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a plan of government;1788
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currency
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money in actual use in a country
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federalist
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a person who favored a strong censtral government and favored the adoption of the united states constitution
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founding fathers
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members of the constitutional convention that drafted the united states constitution in 1787
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government
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the group of people in charge of ruling a country state city or country
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louisiana purchase
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land bought from France west of the mississippi river tothe pacific ocean ; doubled the size of the united states;1803
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Monroe Doctrine
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doctrine that warned european nations not to become involved in affairs of the americas;1823
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proportion representation
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to insure that citizens were fairly represented in one branch of Congress,the House of Representatives, members were elected on a state's population.
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