| A | B |
|---|
| veto | refuse to sign |
| social contract | people obey laws in exchange for protection |
| popular sovereignty | people are the highest authority |
| separation of powers | dividing government into 3 branches |
| legislative supremacy | most power given to the state house and senate |
| the Executive of a state government | Governor |
| petition | make a formal request |
| most state Constitutions started witht this | Declaration of Rights |
| Massachusetts | this state balanced powers of government |
| Vermont | the first state to ban slavery in its Declaration of Rights |
| Executive | the branch feared most by 12 states |
| Virginia | the first state to have a Declaration of Rights |
| All states protected the rights of these people | anyone accused of a crime |
