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  people who support a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
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  people who opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
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  an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison around 1792 to oppose the centralizing policies of the new Federalist Party.
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  one of two modern political parties.
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  one of two modern political parties in the United States.
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