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Something done or said that becomes an example, rule, or tradition to be followed.
GW set a precedent for future presidents.

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Term of office.

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Issues relating to a country's internal affairs.

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Leaders of the executive departments of the federal government.
Included Edmund Randolph, Henry Knox, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton.

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Official swearing-in ceremony.

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Most Federalists saw no need for amendments.

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A group that is concerned with only its own interests.
People feared that a federal government would come under the control of one powerful faction.

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Those who opposed the Constitution.
The believed that the Federalists' plan posed a threat to state governments and to the rights of individuals.

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Those who favored the Constitution.
Included George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.

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To approve.
9 of the 13 states had to approve the Constitution.

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Group of electors.
The candidate with the majority of votes in the group of electors would become president.

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Gave each branch the power to check, or stop, the others in certain ways.
President can veto acts of congress. Congress can overturn the veto with a 2/3 vote of each house.

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The 3 branches would all have their own areas of authority.
Created to keep power under control within the national government.

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Power is shared among state and national authorities.
Created by the Constitution.

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Under this plan, 3/5 of a states of a state's slave population would be counted when determined representation.

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It created a legislative branch made up of 2 houses.
Called from the Virginia Plan

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Prohibit from becoming law.
The national legislature had the power to veto.

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To revise.
The major division was between those who wanted to amend the Articles of Confederation and those who wanted to abandon them all together.

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Gold or silver coin.
Instead of paper money.

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A crisis occurred in Mass that would boost support for the Nationalists' cause.

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A government run by the people and through their elected president.
Americans wanted a democracy.

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Is a plan of government that describes the different parts of the government and their duties and powers.
Not every state adopted the constitution during the Revolution.

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Interpret and apply the laws in cases brought before them.
Made up of the courts and judges who

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Executes or puts in action, the laws passed by congress.
Led by the president.

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The part of the government that is responsible for making laws.
Includes congress

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A set of laws to govern the United States.
Established a limited national government.