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document that has the framework of government

to approve

to change

the sharing and diving of power between the national and state governments

a government in which power is held by the people and their elected representatives

USA's government during the Revolution and after, America's 1st Constitution

supreme power or authority

event that led state leaders to meet to change (and then get rid of) the Articles of Confederation

supported a strong federal government and wanted ratification of the Constitution

group that worried about the strengths of the federal government and wanted to a Bill of Rights to the Constitution