The national government is obligated to guarantee every state this form of government - (representative).

Met a month after 1st shot of the Revolutionary War was fired; our nation's 1st national government.

Form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people.

He was elected the first president of the United States.

The umpire in the federal system.

A document of record is valid in all 50 states.

Delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia in 1774 to discuss the situation with Britain.

People in defined territory w/ power to make & enforce law without consent of higher authority.

He contributed more to creating the new nat. govt. than any other; "Father of the Constitution."

The Constitution is divided into seven of these numbered sections.

No state can draw unreasonable distinctions b/w its own people& people who live in other states.

In 1786 in Massachusetts, farmers revolted over debts; many realized the Articles of Confederation were bad.

Form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

The two groups that debated the Constitution vigorously.

Collection of 85 essays written by Hamilton, Madison, & Jay that supported the Constitution.

The three types of delegated powers in the Constitution.

Failed attempt to have reps from each colony meet to regulate colonial trade, taxes, & military.

A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

12 of the 13 states (all but RI) sent delegates to Philadelphia to create a new national government.

The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state can be returned to that state.

The three types of federal grants.

The three kinds of English colonies.

A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed, group.

In 1787 in Philadelphia, delegates met for the purpose of creating a new American federal government.

The Constitution and the laws and treaties of the U.S. are the supreme law of the land.