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6 Cards in this Set
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Federalism |
a system of government in which power is divided among federal, state and local government |
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Virgina Plan |
favored large states - called for representation to based upon a states population |
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New Jersey Plan |
favored small states - called for representation to equal |
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The Great Compromise |
was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. |
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3/5th compromise |
answered the question of how, slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxing purposes. |
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Thomas Jefferson |
author of the Declaration of Independence |
