| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Virginia Plan | James Madison, bicameral legislature based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | William Patterson, one vote per state |
| The Great Compromise | Roger Sherman, two house legislature to satisfy both large and small states |
| Senate | representation is equal, every state has 2 senators |
| House of Representatives | representation is based on population |
| South: Should slaves be counted as people? | Yes, do not want slaves counted as property, gives south bigger population |
| North: Should slaves be counted as people? | No, slaves are property that can be taxed, property is not population |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | 3 of every 5 slaves will be counted in terms of taxation and representation |
| North: Regulation on foreign trade | Wanted taxes on imports and exports and the slave trade to end |
| South: Regualtion on foreign trade | Didn't want taxes on imports and exports or for the slave trade to end |
| Commerce Clause | Congress has the power to regulate foreign trade, taxes are placed on imports and slave trade will end in 20 years |
| Tariffs | Taxes placed on imported goods making it cheaper to buy good produced in country |
| Presidential Comprimise | Electoral college, and a President only serves for 4 years |
| Electoral College | The people in the electoral college would cast the votes for president based on what the people in their state wanted, electors equal number of representatives |
| Federalists | Mostly bankers and people that had business interests in the North East |
| Anti-federalists | Mostly small farmers, artisans, frontier settlersm and debtors in the South |
| Federalists believe | Strong national government, government can manage nation defense, relations, commerce and trade; Bill of Rights not necessary |
| Anti-Federalists | Opposed strong national government because it would restrict states powers' and wanted a Bill of Rights |
| Federalism | Power divided between state and national governments, Baron Montesquieu |
| Seperation of Powers | Created the 3 branches of government |
| Legislative | makes laws |
| Executive | enforce laws |
| Judicial | interpret laws |
| Elastic Clause | Congress has power to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the Constitution |
| Checks and Balances | Each branch of the government has power to check the other to prevent any of them from dominating |
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