Federalists vs Anti-Federalists Vocab and beliefs flashcard

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A series of essays written to oppose and defeat the proposed U.S. Constitution

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Anti-Federalist papers

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A group of people who opposed ratification of the US Constitution because they feared a strong national government and a lack of protection for individual rights.

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Anti-Federalists

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Bill of Rights is?

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The First 10 amendments of the US Constitution

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A federal System

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A system of government where power is shared between a central government and states. Central Government is supreme.

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Papers written to explain and defend the proposed US Constitution

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Federalist Papers

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A group of people who favored the establishment of a strong national government and who worked for ratification of the US Constitution

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Federalists

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The power of Congress to make laws they view as necessary and proper to carry out their enumerated powers; also known as the elastic clause

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Necessary and Proper Clause

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To formally approve, the process of

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Ratification

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Change to the Constitution

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Amendment

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Inclusion of the Bill of Rights or a lists of rights was a belief of whom? Federalists, Anti-Federalists

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Anti-Federalists