Natural rights
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Popular sovereignty
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Republicanism/republic
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Articles of Confederation
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Preamble
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Declaration of Independence
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Philadelphia Convention
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Representative democracy
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Participatory democracy
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Pluralist democracy
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Elite democracy
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Federalists
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Anti-Federalists
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Shay's Rebellion
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Factions
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Great (Connecticut) Compromise
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Electoral College
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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Importation (Slavery) Compromise
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Articles of Confederation(Articles 1-7)
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Amendement process
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Separation of Powers
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Checks and balances
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Exclusive powers
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Reserved powers
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Enumerated/Delegated powers
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Implied powers
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Necessary and proper/Elastic clause
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Supremacy clause
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Ratification
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Tyranny of the Majority
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Impeachment
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Establishment clause of the First Amendment
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Bill of Rights
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Amendments 1-27
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Federal Balance of Power
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Federalism
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Federalism/Federal system
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National government/Federal government
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State government
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Local government
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Concurrent powers
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Full faith and credit clause
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Supremacy clause
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Dual federalism"Layer cake
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Cooperative federalism"Marble cake
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Multiple policy access points
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10th Amendment
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14th Amendment
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Commerce Clause
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Fiscal Federalism
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Grants
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Block grants
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Categorical grants
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Mandates (unfunded)
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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United States v. Lopez
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The U.S. Constitution/Bill of Rights
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Federalist 10
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Federalist 51
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Brutus 1
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