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| Anti-Federalists | Those persons who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1787-1788. |
| Bicameral | A legislative body composed of two chambers. |
| Charter | A written grant of authority from the king. |
| Compromise | an adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspect of each in order to find the position most acceptable to the majority. |
| confederation | a joining of several groups for a common purpose. |
| Delegates | People with authority to represent others at a conference or convention. |
| Due Process | Doctrine that holds that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does. |
| Duty | A tax on imports. |
| Federalists | Those persons who supported the ratification of the Constitution in 1787-1788. |
| Framers | A group of delegates who drafted the United States Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. |
| Limited Government | Basic principle of American government, which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away. |
| Popular Sovereignty | A government that exists only with the consent of the governed. |
| Quorum | Fewest number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business. |
| Ratification | Formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty. |
| Representative Government | System of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections. |
| Unicameral | A legislative body with one chamber. |
| Veto | Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature. |
