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Civics EOC Vocabulary and Key Terms
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Civics
7th Grade
01/13/2014

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amendment
Definition
a minor change in a document.
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·          Anti-federalist

Definition
Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787. 
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·          antifederalist papers

Definition
The Anti-Federalist Papers are a collection of articles, written in opposition to the ratification of the 1787 United States Constitution. ..
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checks and balances
Definition
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
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