| Term | Definition |
| democracy | responsiblilty for the exercise of these powers rests with a majority of the people |
| constitution | body of a fundamental laws setting out the princeiples, structures, and processes of government |
| anti-federalists | opposed ratification |
| federalists | favored ratification |
| preamble | balance of the original document is divided into seven numbered sections called articles... outline basic organization and powers of each branch and the methods by which the members of Congress, the President and Vice President |
| supremacy clause | joins national governement and states into a single government unit, a federal government |