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| Enlightenment | 18th century movement focused on reason and science |
| John Locke | philosopher whose ideas of natural rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)are included in our Declaration of Independence |
| Mercantilism | The idea that countries have colonies to benefit the mother country by expanding its trade |
| Declaration of Independence | Document saying the colonies break away from England |
| Articles of Confederation | the first plan of government that the states agreed upon |
| Federalists | believed in shared power between national and state government |
| anti -federalists | Group led by Patrick Henry at Constitutional Convention that opposed a strong central government |
| Shay's Rebellion | movement by farmers to protest high taxes |
| Preamble | The preliminary introduction to the US Constitution. It explains its purposeThe preliminary introduction to the US Constitution. It explains its purposeThe preliminary introduction to the US Constitution. It explains its puintroduction to the US Constitution. It explains its purpose |
| Constitution | A written document that has the rules for how to govern the United States |
| Federalism | System of government in which power is divided between a national or federal government and state governments. |
| Checks and Balances | A plan to keep any parts of government from becoming too powerful |
| Separation of Powers | the division of government power into legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
| Reserved powers | Authority that belongs to the states or to the people, not to the national government |
| Electoral college | special body made up of people selected by each of the states, which votes for the president and vice president |
| Elastic clause | A part of the Constitution that gives Congress power to make laws as needed |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 ammendments to the U.S. Constitution.It guarantees rights to citizens such as freedom of religion and freedom of speech |
| Habeas corpus | A right the guarantees a person who is arrested the right to appear before a judge in a court of law. |
| Judicial Review | Supreme Court power that determines if a law is constitutional |
