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Amendment: changes to the wording of the Constitution
Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments in the Constitution
Freedom of Speech: the right given to Americans by the First Amendment
Federalists: this group of people favored a strong central government and immediate ratification of the Constitution
Antifederalists: this group of people favored a weak central government a Bill of Rights
Popular Sovereignty: "people rule"
Consent: permission for something to happen
Federalist Papers: eighty-five articles written by James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the Constitution
Ratify: to sign or give formal consent
Assembly: a group of people gathered together in one place
Petition: a formal written request signed by many people
Bear Arms: the right given to Americans by the Second Amendment
Quartering Act: act that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers during the American Revolution
Double Jeopardy: law that prevents a person from being tried for the same crime twice, even if new evidence is acquired
Rights of the Accused: a person accused of a crime is guaranteed a fair trial
Reserved Powers: powers given to the state government only
- eighty-five articles written by James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the Constitution
- this group of people favored a strong central government and immediate ratification of the Constitution
- law that prevents a person from being tried for the same crime twice, even if new evidence is acquired
- act that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers during the American Revolution
- this group of people favored a weak central government a Bill of Rights
- a person accused of a crime is guaranteed a fair trial
- the right given to Americans by the Second Amendment
- the right given to Americans by the First Amendment
- a group of people gathered together in one place
- a formal written request signed by many people
- the first ten amendments in the Constitution
- changes to the wording of the Constitution
- powers given to the state government only
- permission for something to happen
- to sign or give formal consent
- "people rule"
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- FEDERALISTPAPERS
- FEDERALISTS
- DOUBLEJEOPARDY
- QUARTERINGACT
- ANTIFEDERALISTS
- RIGHTSOFTHEACCUSED
- BEARARMS
- FREEDOMOFSPEECH
- ASSEMBLY
- PETITION
- BILLOFRIGHTS
- AMENDMENT
- RESERVEDPOWERS
- CONSENT
- RATIFY
- POPULARSOVEREIGNTY
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