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Chapter 2: The Constitution

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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.

	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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