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Federalism is..
Power shared between the senate and national government
Popular sovereignty is…
The basis of the constitution (people have the power)
Amendments are..
Section of the constitution that addresses the need to change the constitution
The articles are the..
Section of the constitution that established the three branches of government
The preamble is…
The section of the Constitution that states why it was written
John Locke…
Came up with the idea that people give the government power known as the “social contract”
James Madison…
Is the father of the Constitution
Declaration of independence is the..
Letter to great Britain that states the united states is a free country
The magna carta is…
the first document that attempted to limit the power of the British monarch
Constitution is…
A living document that establishes a federal system of government in the US
Articles of confederation are the..
United states first plan for government that establishes a confederacy
Bill of rights are…
10 amendments that gives citizens rights and limits the power of the government.
