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This series of essays argued against the Constitution, raising concerns about its potential to concentrate power.
What are The Anti-Federalist Papers?
This group supported the ratification of the Constitution, advocating for a stronger central government.
Who are the Federalists?
This system of government divides power between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This compromise established a bicameral legislature, combining elements of both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.
What is the Great Compromise?
This gathering in 1786 aimed to discuss trade issues but ultimately led to the Constitutional Convention.
What is the Annapolis Convention?
This collection of essays published in support of the Constitution aimed to persuade skeptics of its benefits.
What is The Federalist?
These changes to the Constitution allow for its amendment and adaptation over time.
What are amendments?
This system ensures that each branch of government can check the powers of the others, promoting accountability.
What are checks and balances?
This plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, countering the Virginia Plan.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This rebellion in 1786, led by Massachusetts farmers, protested economic injustices and was a catalyst for change in governance.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
This pseudonym was used by Federalist writers advocating for the Constitution, including in a series of influential essays.
What is "Publius"?
This body was established to formally elect the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
This concept divides government responsibilities into distinct branches to prevent any one from becoming too powerful.
What is the separation of powers?
This plan called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This conspiracy involved discontented officers of the Continental Army who sought to exert political pressure in 1783.
What is the Newburgh Conspiracy?
This pseudonym was used by Anti-Federalist writers who argued against the Constitution in their essays.
What is "Cato"?
This introduction to the Constitution outlines its purpose and guiding principles.
What is the preamble?
This principle limits government power by ensuring that it only has authority granted by the Constitution.
What is limited government?
This meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 resulted in the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
This term refers to currency backed by tangible assets, an important issue during the post-Revolutionary War economic crisis.
What is hard money?
This faction opposed the Constitution, fearing it would undermine states' rights and individual liberties.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This principle asserts that the authority of government comes from the consent of the governed.
What is popular sovereignty?
This agreement determined that three-fifths of a state's slave population would be counted for representation and taxation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Known as the "Father of the Constitution," this delegate played a key role in drafting the 1787 Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
his legislation of 1787 set forth the process for admitting new states and established a framework for governance in the Northwest Territory.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?