Match each word with its definition. 1. limits the government to the powers which the constitution delegated to it abraham lincoln 2. gathering for the purpose of creating a constitution which laid down the laws for running the u. s. constitutional convention 3. republican president during the civil war strict construction 4. began as a series of anti-slavery political meetings held in the midwest in 1854 loose construction 5. free interpretation of the constitution, allowing the government all powers not denied it andrew jackson 6. started the democratic party republican party