ch 5 Constitution vocab part 1

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Anti-Federalist

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A person who opposed the new Constitution

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Federalist

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Someone who supported the new Constitution

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Great Compromise

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The agreement for a bicameral Congress

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Federalism

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A government where power is divided between states and national authority.

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Confederation

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A group

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Electoral College

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A group selected by each state to elect the President and Vice President

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Ordinance

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Synonym for "law"

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Ratify

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to approve

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Constitutional Convention

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1787 meetings in Philadelphia where the new Constitution was written

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Articles of Confederation

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The first constitution of the USA