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3. | set of principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the Government |
5. | 10 proposed amendments intended to protect citizens' rights |
7. | political authority belongs to the people |
9. | official changes to the Constitution |
11. | Established the Northwest Territory |
13. | series of essays, written under the name Publius, in support of the Constitution |
14. | led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Massachusetts Supreme Court |
15. | people who opposed the Constitution |
16. | keeps any branch of government from becoming two powerful |
17. | right to vote |
18. | Set up a system of surveying and dividing western lands |
19. | agreement to create a two house legislature |
21. | official approval |
22. | Ohio was part of this territory |
24. | called for a unicameral legislature giving each state equal representation in the federal government |
26. | period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment |
27. | May 1787 meeting at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to improve Articles of Confederation |
29. | gave Parliament supreme power over the King |
30. | people who supported the Constitution |
31. | trade between tow or more states |
32. | uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt |