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English documents that influenced American leaders when creating the US government
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Magna Carta & English Bill of Rights
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created the first national government in the US
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Articles of Confederation
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English documents that influenced American leaders when creating the US government
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created the first national government in the US
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laws passed by Congress in order to divide up the western lands
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made many Americans realize that the Articles of Confederation had created too weak of a national government
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created the National Government that we have today with 3 branches, including a bicameral legislature
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an agreement that determined how slaves would be counted
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a system of government in which powers of government are shared between the national and state governments
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he provided many of the basic ideas in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
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designed to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
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These people felt that the central government had been given too much power with the Constitution
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these newspaper articles tried to assure Americans that the new federal government would not overpower the states
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a document added to the Constitution to protect the rights of individual citizens
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this means to have an official approval
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the idea that the greatest number of people in a society get to make decisions
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the rejection of a proposed law
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protects the right to practice religion, the freedom of assembly & the freedom of speech
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protects the the right to bear arms
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designed to guarantee fairness and justice for everyone
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protects against double jeopardy
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protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments
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protects your right to a trial by jury
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a duty that citizens are encouraged to do, but not required
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leader of the Federalist party and a believer in loose construction
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a tax on imports from another country
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the original location of the National Government before it was moved to Washington D.C.
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George Washington's statement that America would not take sides in disputes between warring European countries
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this country argued over the Florida border with the US
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caused when farmers could not afford the tax on whiskey.
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warned Americans about foreign alliances, debt, and political parties
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party that wanted to limit state government power
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party that wanted to promote the interest of farmers
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passed by Federalists to protect the country from Republican critics by limiting freedom of speech and the press
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led to an undeclared war with France after French agents demanded a bribe in order to discuss a treaty
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the interpretation that says the federal government can take reasonable actions in special cases as long as they are not specifically forbidden by the Constitution
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a body of delegates from each state that casts the deciding votes for president
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the group that heads the executive departments and advises the president
