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14 Cards in this Set
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Virginia Plan |
James Madison’s proposal for a bicameral legislature with representation based upon population
First plan-favored by large states This plan gave more power to the national government Bicameral-2 house legislature Each state’s number of representatives would be based on population in both houses |
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New Jersey Plan |
William Patterson’s proposal for a unicameral legislature with each state having one vote (keeping the structure of AOC)
Favored by small states Gave equal power in all governments to each state Unicameral-1 house legislature Each state would have an equal number of representatives in Congress. |
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Great Compromise |
Compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey plans for a bicameral legislature; each state would have equal representation in the senate and varied representation in the house of representatives based on the state’s population
Bicameral- 2 houses Lower house (house of representatives) based on state population Upper house (Senate) equal number of representatives |
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3/5 Compromise |
Compromise in which each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person for determining electoral votes and seats in congress
Do we count slaves in a state’s population? South-yes North-no Compromise at Constitutional Convention-Each slave will count as 3/5 of a person toward a state’s population Solved the problem between Southern states. Vs. Northern States |
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Federalists on the National Bank |
People who supported a strong nationalgovernment under the leadership of Hamilton and supported a national bank
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Democratic Republicans on the National Bank |
People who supported a strong state government under the leadership of Jefferson, and did not support a national bank.
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Loose Construction |
The Constitution was a loose framework of laws on which thegovernment could build the nation as they saw fit-they did not have to followit word for word. They believed they had the power to create a national bank tohold tax money collected.
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Strict Constuction |
The government should not do anything the Constitution saidit could do-they had to follow it word for word. Jefferson did not want thebank because the federal government would get too big, and the Constitution didnot say they could have a bank.
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Declaration of Independence |
document drawn up by the Second Continental Congressthat announced American Independence and the reasons for it
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Natural Rights |
universal rights, such as life and liberty, that,according to philosophers, derive from nature rather than a government |
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Separation of Powers |
principle that divides power among the judicial,legislative and eecutive branches of government |
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Checks and Balances |
system in which each branch of government has the powerto monitor and limit the actions of the other two |
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