VocabularyPrinciples and Documents

those who supported a new Constitution

• Centralists

• Republicans

• Federalists

to give approval

• disagree

• object

• ratify

keeping each branch of government with ways to limit the other and keep each with equal power

• delegation of equality

• balance of power

• constitutional commandments

in a republic

• representative are elected to make laws

• property owners have more rights

• power in the government is inherited

a "charter"

• is a document giving permission to form a government

• an agreement to form a company

• divides people into economic classes

in a "direct democracy" laws are made directly

• by all citizens

• only citizen representatives

• just men

division of power between legislative, executive, and judicial branches

• congressional authority

• separation of powers

• executive privilege

"natural rights" are those

• granted by the government

• people are born with

• citizens can buy

those who opposed a strong federal government and wanted states to have the most power

• democrats

• centralists

• anti-federalists

English document that first stated monarchs have limited power and nobles have rights - led the way for rights of citizens

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta