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First written U.S. government plan

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Articles of Confederation

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Alliance of states

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Confederation

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Meeting where delegates drafted the U.S. Constitution

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Constitutional Convention

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A person elected to represent a group.

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delegate

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A written plan providing the basic framework of a government.

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Constitution

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Basic ideas for a larger plan

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framework

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Supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress

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Liberal

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to approve

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ratify

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A country governed by elected representatives

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republic

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Essays supporting the Constitution

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The Federalist Papers