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18 Cards in this Set
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Virginia Plan
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Bicameral legislation based on each state's population
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New Jersey Plan
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called for a one-house Congress in which each state had equal representation.
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3/5 Compromise
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Slaves were considered 3/5 of a person when determining the state population
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Census
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process of obtaining information about every member of a population
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Federalists
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Supporters of the Constitution and a strong central government;they were mostly wealthy and opposed anarchy. Their leaders included Jay, Hamilton, and Madison, who wrote the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution
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Antifederalists
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Opponents of the Constitution ;mostly commoners who were afraid of strong central government and being taken advantage of. They included Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams.
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Connecticut Compromise
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decided on 2 senators and a House of Representation based on population
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Federalist Papers
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series of 85 essays written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay
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Alexander Hamilton
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strong Federalist and was killed in a duel
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John Jay
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nominated as Chief Justice by Washington and which gave us the 11th Amendment and helped with the Federalist Papers
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James Madison
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co-author, with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, of the Federalist Papers, and is traditionally regarded as the Father of the United States Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Pushed by the Anti-Federalists and told of the rights given to all Americans in the Constitution
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Set because of Marbury vs. Madison and it established the U.S. federal judiciary
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Executive Departments
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departments such as State, Treasury, War etc.
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Attorney General
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position is the main legal adviser to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions
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Department of State
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the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. It is administered by the United States Secretary of State.
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Department of Treasury
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is a Cabinet department and the treasury of the United States government. It was established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government.
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Department of War
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department of the United States government's executive branch responsible for the operation and maintenance of land (and later air) forces from 1789 until 18 September 1947
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