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an official order to do something
mandate
remade the us constitution held from 1787 to 1788
ratification of the constitution
dividing the gov into 3 branches
separation of power
85 essays urged the ratification of the united states constitution
federalist papers
the state of being equal
equality
the ruling that segregation in school is illegal
brown v. board of education
using race as grounds for suspecting someone of committing a crime
racial profiling
veterans of the revolutionary war mad they don't get paid
Shay's rebellion
a formal change to the constitution
amendment
no elective representatives just one vote per person
direct democracy
All 3 levels of the gov have the power to check the other
checks and balances
separating people based off race
segregation
giving up some rights for protection from the government
social contract
defined the scope of the U.S. congress legislative power
McCulloch v. Maryland
Declaration of Independence
personal rights that protect people from discrimination
civil rights
we elect people to speak for us
representative democracy
tax on stamps and paper from great britain
Stamp Act
3 out of every 5 slaves were counted for states legislative representation
3/5 compromise
the collective good of a group
common good
ideologies, values of a nation
political culture
executive and legislative power in concentrated centrally at the higher level
centralization power
right to vote
suffrage
moving from your home country country to a new one
immigration
divided power between state and national government
federalism