The Great Compromise
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Equal Representation | each state should have the same number of representatives in Congress. |
| Federal System | A form of political organization in which governmental power is divided between a central government and territorial subdivisions. |
| Proportional representation | The electoral system in which the number of reps. of a state in the House of Representatives is based on the # of people who live in that state. |
| New Jersey Plan | New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress. |
| Virginia Plan | Many Delegates thought that the defects of the Articles were so serious it would be better to not use them as a starting point. (James Madison drafted the plan). |
| Connecticut Compromise (The Great Compromise) | Committee adopted a proposal previously suggested by Connecticut delegates Rodger Sherman and Oliver Ellswork. The House of Representatives would be elected by the people on the basis of proportional representation. |
| apportioned | direct taxes would be assigned and divided among the states by population. |
| bills of attainder | An act of the legislature that inflicts punishment on an individual or group without a judicial trial. |
| ex-post facto laws | A law which punishes people for a crime that was not a crime when it was committed. Congress cannot pass these laws. |
| fugitive slave clause | Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which stated that slaves who escaped must be returned to their owners. It was later abolished in the Thirteenth Amendment. |
| impeach | to accuse government officials of misconduct in office. |
| necessary and proper clause | Constitutional clause that gives congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its powers. |
| separated powers | The division of the powers of government among the different branches. Separating powers is a primary strategy of promoting constitutional or limited government by ensuring that no one individual branch has excessive power that can be abused.. |
| supremacy clause | Found in Article 6 Clause2. Makes the Constitution the Supreme Law of the Land. Forbids the states from using their reserved or concurrent powers to thwart national policies. |
| treason | Disloyalty to the government. |
| enumerated powers | Powers specifically given to the national government in Article 1 Section 8. |
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