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Power

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The ability to do something

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Government

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The political control over a community

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Majoritarian Politics

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Political philosophy based on the majority

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Public Policy

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The principles of which social law is based on

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Political System

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A system involving government and its politics

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Direct Democracy

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A Democracy where the people speak directly

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Indirect (Representative) Democracy

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A Democracy where the people vote on a representative to speak for them

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Pluralism

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A theory that a multitude of people govern the United States

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Elitism

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The belief that certain people are superior to others

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Articles of Confederation

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The original constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781

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Shay’s Rebellion

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A rebellion lead by Daniel Shays and angry farmers

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Factions

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A group within a larger group

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

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A court order that orders a person to come before a judge

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Checks and Balances

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When one branch checks another

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Separation of Powers

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Judicial, Executive, Legislative

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Bicameral

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Having two branches

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Federalists

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People that supported a strong central government

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Anti-Federalists

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People who supported state rights

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Federalist Papers

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A series of 85 essays urging citizens to ratify the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution

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Marbury v Madison

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A court case in which established Judicial Review

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Judicial Review

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When the court has the ability to judge the validity of a legislative act

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Federalism

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The federal principle of Government

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Unitary

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Forming a single or uniform entity

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Confederation

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An organization that consists of parties united in an alliance

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Supremacy Clause

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A clause in the Constitution that said the Constitution was supreme law of the land

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Tenth Amendment

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An amendment that balanced the power of the federal government and the states

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McCulloch v Maryland

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A court case that defined the relationship between the Federal Government and the States authority

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Enumerated Powers

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A list of powers granted to Congress in the constitution

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Implied Powers

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Powers that are already assumed

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Elastic Clause

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Grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary of the enumerated list of powers

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