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This concept attempts to ensure the branches are equal
What are checks and balances
Hamilton proposed this as the best way to select a president
What is the Electoral College
This is the term for the individuals who refused to sign the constitution
Who are the Dissenters
This individual wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers
Who is Hamilton
This concept is the separation of government by state and federal
What is Federalism
The amendments process in Article V of the constitution is an example of ___
What is Federalism
This individual is responsible for the Virginia Plan
Who is James Madison
This branch is limited by the veto power
What is The Executive Branch
This intense, immediate feeling is often seen as the opposite of reason
What is Passion
This amendment calls for a well regulated militia
What is the 2nd Amendment
This work by Madison calls for the government to control itself internally
What is Federalist 51
This individual wrote The Spirit of the Laws
Who is Montesquieu
This document inspired the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights
This amendment protects you in a criminal trial
What is the 6th Amendment
This group favored a weak central government and a strong local, or State government
Who were the Anti-Federalists
This individual is responsible for writing the final draft of the Constitution
Who is Gouvernour Morris
This concept rests on the principle of "dual sovereignty" and separate spheres of influence in our government
What is Federalism
This aspect of Federalism ensures the constitution is the supreme law of the land
What is article VI or the Supremacy Clause
What are the 9th and 10th amendments
This amendment ensures that all rights not given to the federal or state government belong to the people
What is the 10th Amendment
"You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself" - this comes from __
What is Federalist 51
What is the 5th Amendment
This clause ensures that a State cannot take your guns
What is the due process clause of the 14th Amendment
This individual wrote, "the very definition of government is an empire of laws and not men"
Who is John Adams
This individual believed that the concentration of power into a single individual would lead to arbitrary rule and the oppression of citizens
Who is Montesquieu