... York newspapers to adopt the newly proposed Constitution. 11. Federalists - Supporters of a stronger central government who advocated ratification of the Constitution and then founded a political party. 12. Great Compromise - a constitutional proposal that made membership in one house of congress proportonal to each state's population and membership in the other equal for all states. 13. Judecial Review - the power of the courts to declare acts of the legislature and of the executive unconstitutional and therefore null and void 14. Natural Rights - rights of all human beings that all are ordained by God, discoverable in nature and history and essential to human progress. 15. New Jersey Plan - a constitutional proposal that would have given each state one cote in a new congress 16. Ratification - the passing of an amendment by 2/3 vote of congress 17. Republic - a form of democracy in which leaders and representatives are selected by ...

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