8th grade--SS. Ch 8--section 2 & 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Constitutional Convention | 1787 meeting at which the US Constitution was created |
| founders | people who helped create the US constitution |
| James Madison | prominent adviser to the Constitutional Convention |
| Virginia Plan | proposal for a two house legislature with representation according to each state's population or wealth |
| New Jersey Plan | proposal for a legislature in which each state would have one vote |
| Great Compromise | agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | agreement that 3/5 of a state's slave population would be counted for representation and taxation |
| executive branch | government department that enforces laws |
| judicial branch | government department that interprets laws |
| legislative branch | government department that makes laws |
| checks and balances | the ability of each branch of government to exercise checks, or controls, over the other branches |
| Antifederalists | people who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
| federalism | system of government in which power is shared between the national (or federal) government and the states |
| Federalists | people who supported ratification of the Constitution |
| The Federalists Papers | ratification essays published in New York newspapers |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments to the US Constitution |
| majority rule | a system in which more than one half of a group holds the power to make decisions binding the entire group |
| amendment | addition to a document |
| Parliment | Britian's chief lawmaking body |
| Enlightenment | 18th century movement that emphasized the use of reason and the scientific method to obtain knowledge |
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