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15 Cards in this Set
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Virginia Plan
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representation based on population
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New Jersey Plan
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Representation equal among states
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Great compromise
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Creation of congress and both houses
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bicameral
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two chambered
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Shay's rebellion
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Shay's uprising against foreclosure of Mass. farms
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3/5 compromise
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measures of a slave's worth as a person
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federalism
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a system of govt in which power is divided, by a constitution, between central and regional govts
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Section 8, article 1
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specifically lists the powers of congress
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expressed powers
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specific powers granted by the constution to congress
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supremacy clause
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article VI states that all laws passed by the national government and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superior to state law
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Federalists
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Merchants, creditors, favor strong national govt
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Antifederalists
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farmers, debts, shopkeepers, fronteirsmen, do not want strong federal govt, think power should belong to states
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Federalist papers
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essays by John Jay, Madison, and Hamilton supporting constitution
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tyrrany
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oppressive govt that employs cruel and unjust use of power and authority
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limited govt
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a govt whode powers are defined and limited by a constitution
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