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10 Cards in this Set
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Constitutional Convention |
gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787, to revise the Articles Of Confederation |
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Virginia Plan |
plan at the constitutional convention, favored by larger states, that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two chamber legislature |
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legislative branch |
branch of government that passed laws |
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executive branch |
branch of government that carries out laws |
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judicial branch |
branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly |
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New Jersey Plan |
plan at the constitutional convention, favored by smaller states that called for three branches of government with a single chamber legislature |
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Compromise |
settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement |
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Great Compromise |
plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states |
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Three-Fifths Compromise |
agreement at the constitutional convention that three-fifths of the salves in any state be counted in its population |
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Founding Fathers |
James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and other leaders who laid the groundwork for the united states |
