Civics Chapter 3 PPMH

Terms	Definitions
Legislative Branch	the lawmaking branch of government
Judicial Branch	The branch of government that interprets laws
Executive Branch	the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
The Great Compromise	Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
Three-fifths Compromise	agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as 3/5 of other free persons in determining congressional representation
preamble	Introduction to the Constitution
amendment	any change in the constitution
Bill of Rights	A formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the Constitution as Amendments 1-10, and in all state constitutions.
Federalism	a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
Income Tax	Tax paid to the state, federal, and local governments based on income earned over the past year.
Bill of Rights	What did anti-federalists want added to the Constitution in order to ratify it?
to fix the country	What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Constitutional Convention	The states had a meeting known as the
The National Government	The states wanted to make the country stronger by strengthening
Rhode Island	Which state did not go to the convention?
They did not want a stronger national government	Why did Rhode Island not go to the convention?
To fix the Articles of Confederation	What was the original plan for the convention?
To Create a new constitution	What was the main decision during the convention?
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan	What were the two plans for the government?
Three	The Virginia plan consists of how many branches of government?
Three	The New Jersey plan consists of how many branches of government?
bicameral	In the Virginia Plan, the legislative branch is
unicameral	In the New Jersey Plan, the legislative branch is
Population	In the Virginia Plan, the legislative votes were determined by
1 per state	In the New Jersey Plan, the legislative votes were
House of Representatives and a senate	The Great Compromise created a congress with a
one vote	In The Great Compromise, the senate gave each state
smaller states	The Great Compromise pleased the __________ with the rule of senate votes
State population	In The Great Compromise, the House of Representatives votes were based on
larger states	The Great Compromise pleased the __________ with the rule for the House of Representatives votes
Electoral College	the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
Federalists	supporters of the constitution
Anti-Federalist	opposed strong central government, those who where against the constitution
Bill of Rights	Both sides, Federalist and Anti-Federalist, compromised by creating the
why the Constitution was written and the goals of the Constitution	The Preamble explains
how the government works	The 7 Articles of the Constitution explains
additions or changes to the document	The 27+ Amendments to the Constitution were
Bill of Rights	The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution forms the
proposed by congress or a national convention	The first step for passing amendments is for it to be
3/4 of the states	Amendments must be ratified by
state conventions or legislature	Voting on amendments happens in
their court decisions	The Supreme Court interprets the Constitution through
his/her actions	The president interprets the Constitution through
Custom or tradition	The Constitution is also interpreted through
30,000/1	During the late 18th Century, the ratio for legislative representation was