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constitution
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a formal plan of government
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articles of confederation
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the first government of the united states (1781-1788), an alliance eith a weak central government where states held the majority of the power
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constitutional convention 1787
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representatives from the colonies met and the constitution was born
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james madison
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author of the Virginia plan, 4th president of the US, known as the “father of the constitution”
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bicameral
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a two house legislature
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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free enterprise
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economic system where businesses compete with little government interference
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laissez fare (“hands off”)
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idea that there is a right to privacy and independence from government control
