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| 4749620743 | Constitution | Nation's basic law. Creates political institutions, allocates power within government, and often provides guarantees to citizens. | 0 | |
| 4749621429 | Declaration of Independence | Written by Jefferson and adopted on July 4th, 1776. Colonies declared their independence from British | 1 | |
| 4749621430 | Natural Rights | Rights inherited in human beings, not dependent on governments including life, liberty, and property. Was also central in John Locke's theories about government | 2 | |
| 4749622549 | Consent of the Governed | People must agree on who their rulers will be | 3 | |
| 4749622833 | Limited Government | There must be clear restrictions on what rulers can do, to protect natural rights of citizens | 4 | |
| 4749622834 | Articles of Confederation | First constitution of America, adopted in 1778 and enacted in 1781. Established national legislature and the continental congress. Most authority went to the state legislatures | 5 | |
| 4749623245 | Shay's Rebellion | Series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers to prevent judges from foreclosing farms. | 6 | |
| 4749623246 | US Constitution | Written in 1787, ratified in 1788. Sets forth the institutional structure of U.S government and the tasks these institutions perform. It replaced the articles of confederation. 55 delegates wrote this. | 7 | |
| 4749624314 | Factions | Parties or interest groups, rising from unequal distribution of property or wealth. Madison attacked this topic in the Federalist paper 10 | 8 | |
| 4749624315 | New Jersey Plan | Proposed by William Paterson. Called for each state FOR equal representation in the new congress | 9 | |
| 4749624429 | Virginia Plan | Called for GIVING each state representation in congress based on the state's share of the American population | 10 | |
| 4749624430 | Connecticut Compromise | Established to create two houses in congress. The senate would have two members from each state, and the House of Representatives would have representation based on population. | 11 | |
| 4749625115 | Writ of Habeas Corpus | A court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody | 12 | |
| 4749625116 | Separation of Powers | Requires each of the three branches of government; executive, legislative and judicial to be independent of the others so that one cannot control the other | 13 | |
| 4749625868 | Checks and Balances | Limits governments power by requiring that power be balanced among the different (gov) institutions. These institutions constrain one another's activities | 14 | |
| 4749625869 | Republic | A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws | 15 | |
| 4749627546 | Federalists | Supporters of the Constitution. Pro strong central government | 16 | |
| 4749628172 | Anti-Federalists | Opponents of the Constitution. Pro strong state government | 17 | |
| 4749630258 | Federalist Papers | 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison under the name "publius" to defend the constitution | 18 | |
| 4749630259 | Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments which was drafted in response to anti federalist concerns | 19 | |
| 4749630394 | Equal Rights Amendment | Passed in 1972 stating that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on the account of sex" but failed to be ratified | 20 | |
| 4749630395 | Marbury v. Madison | 1803 case in which supreme court decided it would be the one to resolve differences of opinion | 21 | |
| 4749630569 | Judicial Review | Power of the courts to determine whether acts of congress, and by implication the executive, are in accord with the us constitution. This was established by John Marshall. | 22 |
