Creating Our Government - Vocab

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Constitution

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A Written Plan of Government

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Bicameral Legislature

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A congress with 2 houses

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Popular sovereignty

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The people have the power to rule

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Federalist

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A person who wanted the Constitution approved.

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Amendment

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A change to the Constitution

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Delegates

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People sent to the Constitutional Convention to represent their state.

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Constitutional Convention

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A meeting in Philadelphia to rewrite the Articles of Confederation

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Preamble

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Introduction to a document

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Ratify

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To approve

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Anti Federalist

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Did not want to approve the constitution