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16 Cards in this Set
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What was the New Jersey Plan?
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one-house legislature
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What major problem came up?
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Couldn't agree on the legislature of either plan
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What was the Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan)?
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Compromise of the New Jersey Plan & Virginia plan
uppper chamber = 2 members from each state lower chamber = house representation based on population |
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Who said "If men were angels, we wouldn't need government."
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James Madison
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What is checks and balances?
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system in which each branch of government has some power and control to watch over the other branches
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What is separation of powers?
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dividing power of government into 3 branches
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What is a republic?
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A government in which the people pick their leaders
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What is federalism?
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national and state governments get authority from the people
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What is full faith and credit (Art IV Section 1)?
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States must recognize other states laws
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Citizen
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Member of the political community to whom certain rights & obligations are attached.
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Civil Society
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Society created when citizens are allowed to organize & express their views publicly about public policy.
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Extradition
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to send someone back to another state to face criminal charges
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What is article IV section 1 of the constitution?
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Full Faith and Credit
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What is article IV section 2 of the constitution?
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Citizen rights are the same in all states (ex. if you commit a crime in one state and go to another state, they must send you back to face justice)
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What is article IV section 4 of the constitution?
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States are guaranteed a republic form of government
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What is article IV section 3 of the constitution?
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Only congress can admit new states, dispose of property, and is the state legislature for all protectorates
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