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Alexander Hamilton
________, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers: a series of 85 essays written to convince wary citizens to support the Constitution and its ratification.
Self representation
________ is still seen at the local and state level of the United States government, such as regarding issues such as property tax and the construction of buildings, just not the country as a whole.
Referendum
________: allows citizens to contest the work of the legislature.
US government
The ________ was designed to limit the influence of such groups, and systems such as Congress prevent one single interest from completely dominating.
representatives
Elected ________ make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them.
representative democracy
The constitution created a(n) ________: a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns.
Anti Federalists
________: believed a bill of rights needed to be added to ensure the rights were protected.
Federalists
________: wanted elected representatives that were qualified to vote on laws and lead the nation.
Anti Federalists
________: believed that the citizens should directly influence the government so that the elite would not dominate.
Anti Federalists
________: more power to the states.
The constitution created a representative democracy
a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns
Too difficult to manage for larger countries
also depended too heavily on the active participation of citizens
referendum
allows citizens to contest the work of the legislature
people with widely varying interests find others who share their interests and organize into interest groups
nongovernmental groups exert influence on political decision making
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers
a series of 85 essays written to convince wary citizens to support the Constitution and its ratification
James Madison explained in this paper that the government was designed to limit factions
interest groups, to ensure that a few powerful people would not dominate
Federalists
strong national government
Anti-Federalists
more power to the states
Federalists
believed the existing constitution was sufficient
Anti-Federalists
believed a bill of rights needed to be added to ensure the rights were protected
Federalists
wanted elected representatives that were qualified to vote on laws and lead the nation
Anti-Federalists
believed that the citizens should directly influence the government so that the elite would not dominate
Federalists
group of people who endorsed the Constitution
participatory democracy
people vote directly for laws and other matters that affect them
pluralist democracy
nongovernment groups organize to try to exert influence on political decision-making
elite democracy
elected representatives make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them
James Madison
Father of the Constitution, wrote much of the Constitution and was in strong support of its ratification throughout
Electoral College
compromise for choosing Chief Executive in which each state had same number electors as representatives in Congress, and the people would vote for the electors
Federalist Papers
series of essays written to argue in favor of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
group of people who opposed the Constitution
Brutus Essays
series of essays written by Anti-Federalists against the Constitution
representative democracy
a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns
interest groups
nongovernmental groups exert influence on political decision making
factions
interest groups
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