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By Cory Dwyer. Vocab words 16-20. Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist.
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By Cory Dwyer Vocab words 16-20
Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist • Federalists wanted a strong central government, wanted to get rid of the Articles of Confederation, and were supported by large farmers, merchants, and artisans. Anti-Federalists wanted a small republic, power to the states, a Bill of Rights, and were supported by small farmers. • This applies to the U.S. Government because Federalists and Anti-Federalists were political parties/groups in the U.S. • Whether to support the U.S. Constitution or not
Federalist Papers • A series of 85 essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton. • This term applies to the U.S. government because it helped get the U.S. Constitution passed. • Federalist No. 10: written by Madison, where he talks about how to prevent rule by a majority faction and promotes a large republic.
Limited Government • A political system whose governing powers are restricted and not all powerful, especially when relating to its people. • The United States government is a limited government. The 9th and 10th amendment summarily showed the principle of limited government.
Popular Sovereignty • The principle that the people created the government and that the government’s political power comes from the people. • The United States practices popular sovereignty. The people elect politicians to represent them and if they don’t represent them well they could end up not being reelected.
Separation of Powers • A political system that divides the government into separate branches, where each branch has a different power but no more power than the other branch(es). • The United States government uses separation of powers, dividing the government into three branches: the executive, judicial, and legislative branch.