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10 Cards in this Set
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virginia plan |
constitutional plan that favoured large states because representation was based on population |
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common sense |
a 1776 essay by thomas paine that urged the colonies to declare independence |
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common law |
system that rests on previous court decisions |
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preamble |
introduction to the constitution that states the purpose of the government |
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english bill of rights |
document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the rights of english citizens |
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egalitarianism |
theory of equality |
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new jersey plan |
plan that favoured small states because state representation was equal |
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monarch |
king or queen |
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articles of confederation |
a weak constitution that governed america during the revolutionary war |
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elastic clause |
part of constitution that says congress has implied powers |
