Social Studies Vocab Crossword

Widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism"
Famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world.
French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.
In American politics that were mostly dominated by a two-party system.
A political theorist, American statesman, and the fourth President of the United States
The term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world.
A movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites) in an uprising
A principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.
An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
The first American political party.
an agreement among all thirteen original states in the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one.