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Federalist Papers - The Federalist is  85 articles and essays written under the Publius by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.

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Federalist Papers - The Federalist is  85 articles and essays written under the Publius by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.

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Anti- Federalists - a movement that opposed  a stronger U.S. federal government, which opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.

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Anti- Federalists - a movement that opposed  a stronger U.S. federal government, which opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.

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Federalists -  a person who supports a system of government in  several states that unite under a central authority.

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Federalists -  a person who supports a system of government in  several states that unite under a central authority.

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Three-Fifths Compromise - population of slaves counted as three-fifths when apportioning Representatives, as Presidential electors and taxes.

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Three-Fifths Compromise - population of slaves counted as three-fifths when apportioning Representatives, as Presidential electors and taxes.

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Connecticut Compromise -  known as Great Compromise of 1787 and  was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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Connecticut Compromise -  known as Great Compromise of 1787 and  was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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New Jersey Plan - known as the Small State Plan and was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.

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New Jersey Plan - known as the Small State Plan and was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.

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Virginia Plan - known as the Large-State Plan that was proposed by Virginia for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison to assemble the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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Virginia Plan - known as the Large-State Plan that was proposed by Virginia for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison to assemble the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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Ratification - Ratification is approval where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.

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Ratification - Ratification is approval where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.

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Articles of Confederation - agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.

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Articles of Confederation - agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.

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Popular Sovereignty -  part of the seven principles that the authority of a state and its government created the consent of its people.

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Popular Sovereignty -  part of the seven principles that the authority of a state and its government created the consent of its people.

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Confederation - an organization that consists of a number of parties united in an alliance.

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Confederation - an organization that consists of a number of parties united in an alliance.

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John Locke - Seventeenth century English philosopher, who argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds. 

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John Locke - Seventeenth century English philosopher, who argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds. 

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Thomas Hobbes - English political philosopher, His greatest work is the Leviathan of 1651, and contains his defence of absolute sovereignty.

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Thomas Hobbes - English political philosopher, His greatest work is the Leviathan of 1651, and contains his defence of absolute sovereignty.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society and ideas influenced the French Revolution.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau - French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland who believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society and ideas influenced the French Revolution.

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Baron de Montesquieu - French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers .

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Baron de Montesquieu - French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers .

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Voltaire - French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher for his attacks on the established Catholic Church and Christianity.

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Voltaire - French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher for his attacks on the established Catholic Church and Christianity.

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English Bill of Rights - is an act that the Parliament of England passed in 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.

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English Bill of Rights - is an act that the Parliament of England passed in 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.

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Magna Carta - a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede in 1215

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Magna Carta - a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede in 1215

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Representative Government - type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. 

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Representative Government - type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. 

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Limited Government - governmental power  restricted by law and usually in a written constitution. This is key in history of liberalism.

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Limited Government - governmental power  restricted by law and usually in a written constitution. This is key in history of liberalism.

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Compromise -  Deal between two different parties, who come to a agreement.

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Compromise -  Deal between two different parties, who come to a agreement.

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Oligarchy -  Power of structure to guide people in the right direction.

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Oligarchy -  Power of structure to guide people in the right direction.

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Autocracy - System of Government where one person has absolute power. 

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Autocracy - System of Government where one person has absolute power. 

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Dictatorship - Controlled Government, with only one person in charge of everything and everyone.

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Dictatorship - Controlled Government, with only one person in charge of everything and everyone.

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Democracy - A Government where there's freedom, and people vote for themselves.

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Democracy - A Government where there's freedom, and people vote for themselves.

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Con-federal Government - confederation that a system of government with sovereign states delegate power to central government.

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Con-federal Government - confederation that a system of government with sovereign states delegate power to central government.

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Federalism - Federalism is the mixed mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system.

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Federalism - Federalism is the mixed mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system.

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Unitary Government - State governed by a single person, central government is ultimately supreme.

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Unitary Government - State governed by a single person, central government is ultimately supreme.