Chapter 5
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Northwest Ordinance | provided the basis for governing much of the western territory |
| Articles of confederation | plan for a loose union of the states under the authority of the congress |
| Daniel Shay | former captain in continental army, now a bankrupt farmer |
| James Madison | member of Virginia Assembly and head of its commerce committee |
| Veto | vote against |
| Checks and Balances | to prevent any of the three branches from becoming too powerful |
| Joint Committee | People from both house of reps and house of senate |
| Federalist | supporters of the constitution |
| anti-federalists | had concerns about which govt. would have more power |
| 3/5's compromise | compromise of slaves 5 enslaved=3 free people |
| Connecticut Compromise | compromise that "House of Representatives" represent according to size of state population, the senate house- each state would have equal representative |
| Virginia Plan | proposed scraping the Articles of Confederation entirely and creating a new national government |
| Impeach | removed from office |
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