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| Federalist Papers | a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the Constitution of the United States |
| Federalist | a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority |
| Anti-Federalist | a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution |
| amendment | change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc |
| Bill of Rights | a formal declaration of the legal and civil rights of the citizens of any state |
| essay | a short piece of writing on a particular subject |
| federalism | division and sharing of power between the national and state governments |
| states' rights | the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government |
| objection | disapproval or opposition; a reason for disagreeing |
| ratify | to adopt or make official |
| Antifederalist Papers | essays that defended a vision of America rooted in powerful states and opposed a strong central government |
| supermajority | a majority vote that requires more than 51 percent to pass |
