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13 Cards in this Set
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Great compromise
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Agreement providing a dual system for congressional representation
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Three fifths comromise
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Agreement providing that enslaved persons wound count as 3/5 of the other persons in determining representation in congress
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Electoral congress
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A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
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Federalists
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Supporters of the constitution
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Federalism
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Form of government in which power is divided between the national government and the states
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Anti Federalists
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Those who opposed ratification of the constitution
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Popular sovereignty
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Nation that power lies with the people
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Rule of law
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Principal that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
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Separation of powers
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The slit authority among the 3 branches
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Checks and balances
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A system in which each branch of government is able to check/restrain the powers of others
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Expressed powers
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Powers that congress has specifically listed in the constitution
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Reserved powers
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Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
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Concurrent powers
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Powers shared By the state and federal government
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