Us History Definitions – Flashcards
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Vote for president and senators and after they get elected they make the decisions
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Republicanism
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Federalism
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The federal principle or system of government.
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Anti-federalists
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A diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the constitution.
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Separation of powers
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An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
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Popular Sovereignty
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Popular sovereignty, or the sovereignty of peoplea??s rule, is the principle that the authority of state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (rule by the people), who are the sour