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10 Cards in this Set
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Equal Representation
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Each state has the same number of represenatives in Congress.
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New Jersey Plan
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A plan created by the delegates from New Jersey.It called for only one house in Congress, and each state would have an equal number of representativews in Congress.
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Proportioanl Representation
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States with larger populations should have more representatives in Congress.
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Virginia Plan
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This plan, presented at the Philadelphia onvention, provided for a national government composed of three branches. It also provided for a Congress with two houses, both of which would be based on proportional representation.
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Great Compromise/Coneticut Compromise
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The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called fro Congress to be composed of a Senate based on equal representation for each state and a House of Representatives based on population.
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Bills
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Proposed laws
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Amend
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To change
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Protective Tariffs
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Taxes on products imported from other nations which increase their cost.
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Three- fifths Clause
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A clause in the Constitution, no longer in effect, that provided for counting each slave as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation.
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Enumerated Powers
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Powers that are specifically granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
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