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12 Cards in this Set
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legislative branch
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Congress which was responsible for proposing bills and passing them into laws.
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what happened at the constitutional convention
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to revise the articles of confederation
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three fifths compromise
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said that 3/5 of the slave population would count as the state population for any matters
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what significance did William Peterson have?
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he presented the New Jersey Plan to the Congress.
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federalism
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The distribution of governmental power between a central authority and the states or provinces that make up the nation.
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executive branch
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the president and administrative departments of the government.
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The Great Compromise
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a comprimise between the big state, small state plan in representing themselves in Congress
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who was James Madison
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one of the most important delegates to the convention. he particapated deeply in the conversations of the convention
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judicial branch
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made up of all the national courts, which is responsible for interpreting laws, punsihing criminals, ans settling disputes between states.
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checks and balances
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a system to prevent any branch of government from becoming too powerful.
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New jersey plan
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proposed that the states keep the existing organization of Congress. to ensure that even small states had a voice
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Virginia Plan
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a plan that would determine the representatives for each branch of government based on the population of each state
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