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was a series of armed attacks on courthouses to prevent judges from foreclosing on farms.  

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was the principal architect of the government's final structure.  

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A system based on the consent of the governed in which representatives of the public exercise power is called a .  

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James Madison believed that , arising out of conflict, would compete to try to seize the reins of government in their own interest.  

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote a series of eighty-five articles in support of the Constitution called the .  

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John Locke believed in a with clear restrictions on what rulers can do.  

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The created two houses in Congress, one representing the states and one representing the people.  

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The American Revolution was essentially a movement that did not drastically alter the colonists' way of life.  

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The power of gives courts the right to decide whether the actions of the legislative and executive branches of state and national governments are in accord with the Constitution.  

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The role of political parties and the altered role of the Electoral College are examples of how the meaning of the Constitution has changed through .  

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