Unit 3: Articles of Confederation and Constitution

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A government that is legally restricted in its use of power

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limited government

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The people exercise their governmental power by voting representatives into office

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republicanism

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A system that allows each branch of a government to amend (change) or veto (reject) acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from having too much power

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checks and balances

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A system of government in which power is shared among the federal (central) government and the states

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federalism

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divides governmental power among three branches

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separation of powers

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What principle states that government gets its authority from the people and that people have the right to alter or abolish their government?

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popular sovereignty

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Personal liberties (freedoms) and privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Bill of Rights

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individual rights

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Federalists believed...

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a stronger federal government was needed to correct the mistakes made in the Articles of Confederation.

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Anti-Federalists believed...

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the power of the government should be with the states.

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Alexander Hamilton
Options: Federalist, Anti-Federalist

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Federalist