| Definition | Term |
| Opposed to a strong central government and insisted on the inclusion of the Bill of Rights. Included Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe. | |
| System in the Constitution through which the power of each branch of government is limited by the other. | |
| A political system in which the central government is relatively weak, and member states retain considerable sovereignty. | |
| Powers given specifically to Congress in the Constitution. | |
| Political groups that agree on objectives and polcies' the orgins of political parties. | |
| Constitution is broadly interpreted, recognizing that it could not possibly anticipate all future developments; relies on the idea of implied powers. | |
| The structure of the government provided for in the Constitution where is authority is divided between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. | |
| Accrding to the compact theory of the Union the states retained all powers not specifically delegated to the central government by the Constitution. | |
| The principle that the national government is legally granted only those powers specifically delegated in the Constitution. | |
| A tax on imports, taxes on exports are banned by the Constitution. | |