Week 20 Vocab Mastery (SS/2026)

system of government where power is shared between the central government and the states

• Republic

• Monarchy
• Democracy

• Federalism

official approval

• agreement

• election

• ratification

• endorsement

supporters of the Constitution

• Patriots

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Loyalists

opposed ratification of the Constitution

• Federalists

• Constitutionalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Loyalists

series of essays written to explain the Constitution

• The Federalist Papers
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Anti-Federalist Papers
• The Declaration of Independence

first 10 amendments to the Constitution - a list of citizens' rights & freedoms

• Articles of Confederation
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence