Social Studies Part 2
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- Federalists
- wanted a Consitution that has a strong central goverment
- limited goverment
- federal goverment is entitled only powers of the Constitution
- judicial review
- power of the Supreme Court can declare any law or act of Congress to be unconstitutional
- domestic tranquility
- peace and order at home
- Anti-Federalists
- wanted a goverment that gave more rights to the states, and feared a strong goverment might become a tyranny
- democracy
- a goverment ruled by the people directly
- checks and balences
- system set up so that branch has an equal share of the power in the goverment, and can prevent the others from abusing their power
- 2nd Amendment
- right to bear arms
- 13th-15th Amendments
- civil war amendments dealt with slavery
- 1st Amendement
- freedom of religion,speech, press, petition, and protest
- veto
- presidential power to strike down a law passed by congress
- general welfare
- well-being of all citizens
- override
- power of congress to strike down a veto
- 19th Amendment
- woman's suffrage
- 5th-8th Amendments
- protects those accused of a crime, no double jeopardy, due process, no self-incrimination, right to counsel, trial by jury, no torture
- popular sovereignty
- the belief that the people have the right to alter or abolish their own goverment
- dictatorship
- a goverment ruled by one central authority that only serves the needs of the ruler
- republic
- a goverment where the people elect representatives to rule for them
- justice
- upholding laws fairly
- impeach
- charges of serious wrong doings, indicted by house of reps, trial by the senate can result in removal from office