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a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution

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Those who opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution

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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 compromise where every 5 enslaved people counted as 3 in the states population

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an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution

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a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787

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a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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

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the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789

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the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives , who are the source of all political power.

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a group of states, nations or territories that are joined together by a central government that has limited powers of authority

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Over 5,000 works of art, official portraits, historical paintings, ceremonial objects and pieces of furniture form the House of Commons Heritage Collection. Each object has been chosen for its aesthetic value and importance in the history and traditions of Parliament. They are symbolic of Canada's momentous events and individuals.

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One of the most influential political philosophers of the modern period who defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy

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French philosopher who wrote The Social Contract during the Age of Enlightenment

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French political thinker who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He is famous for his theory of the separation of powers in government.

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French philosopher who believed in social reform

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a legislative body having two branches or chambers

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a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people

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a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede

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An electoral system where citizens vote to elect people to represent their interests and concerns

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a political system where the legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers

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a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles,etc., by reciprocal modification of demands

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a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

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a system of government by one person with absolute power

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a form of government where a country or a group of countries is ruled by one person or political entity, and exercised through various mechanisms to ensure that the entity's power remains strong

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A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives

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a form of government in which sovereign states delegate power to a centralized government

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a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government

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a system of political organization with a central supreme government which holds the authority over and makes the decisions for subordinate local governments