| A | B |
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| Articles of Confederation | The first national governent of the United States |
| Shay's Rebellion | domestic dispute which demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
| Anti-Federalists | those who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
| Main argument of the Anti-federalists | the Constitution does not have a Bill of Rights |
| Federalists | those who favored ratification of the Constitution |
| Federalist Papers | written to persuade New York to approve the Constitution |
| republic | what form of government is the Constitution? |
| republic | what form of government has a cure for factions? |
| checks and balances | each branch can limit the power of the other branches |
| 2 of the authors of the Federalist Papers | James Madison and Alexander Hamilton |
| Great Compromise | a bicmeral legislature containing a Senate and House of Representatives |
| separation of powers | the powers of government are divided so that one branch cannot become too powerful |
| limited government | the goverment only has as much power as the people give it |
| 3/5 compromise | how slaves would be counted in the population in the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments of the Constitution |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Success of A of C, divided land west for sale |
| NW Ordinance of 1787 | provided govt policy for western land |
| neutral | Washington and Adams foreign policy towards Europe |
| politcal parties | what developed as a result of a dispute between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson? |
| Alexander Hamilton | Leader of the Federalist Party |
