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a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.

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a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

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A federalist is someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.

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United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court

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the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.

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Popular sovereignty is government based on consent of the people. The government's source of authority is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people.

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Limited government describes a political system where government bodies are prohibited from certain activities. In Europe, the concept of limited government gained force during the Enlightenment, but it can be dated back at least to the Magna Carta

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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

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a system in which the different parts of an organization (such as a government) have powers that affect and control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful.

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The Electoral College is how we refer to the process by which the United States elects the President, even though that term does not appear in the U.S. Constitution. In this process, the States (which includes the District of Columbia just for this process) elect the President and Vice President.

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the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.