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13 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation
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America's first written constitution; served as the basis for America's national government until 1789
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Confederation
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A system of governement in which states retain sovereign authority except for the power's expressly delegated to the national government
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Virginia Plan
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: a framework for the constitution, introduced by Edmond Randolph, which called for representation in the national legislature based on the population of each state
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New Jersey Plan
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:a framework for the Constitution, introduced by William Patterson, which called for equal state representation in the national legislature regardless of population
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Bicameral
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: having a legislature assembly composed of two chambers of houses
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Great Compromise
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: the agreement reached at the constitutional convention of 1787 that gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of its populaiton, but linked representation in the House of Representatives to population
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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: The agreement reached at the Constittutional Convention of 1787 that stipulated that for purposes of the apportionment of Congressional seats, every slave would be counted as three-fifths a person
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Check and Balance
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: Mechanisms through which each branch of government is able to participate in and influence the activites of the other branches
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Electoral College
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: The presidential electors from each state who meet after the popular election to cast ballots for president and vice president
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Bill of Rights
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: The first ten commandments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791; they ensure certain rights and liberties to the people
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Seperation of Powers
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: The division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making
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Federalism
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: A system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional government
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Expressed Powers
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: Specific powers granted by the constitution to congress (Article 1, Section 8) and to the president (Article II)
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