Constitutional Convention
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Constitutional Convention | A meeting of 55 delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia in 1787 who created the U.S. constitution |
| Founders | people who helped create the US constitution |
| James Madison | 4th president of the United States and rapporteur at the constitutional Convention |
| Virginia Plan | Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population |
| New Jersey Plan | New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress |
| Great Compromise | the agreement by which Congress would have two houses, the Senate (where each state gets equal representation-two senators) and the House of Representatives (where representation is based on population). |
| Three Fifths Compromise | an agreement at the Constitutional Convention to count a slave as three-fifths of a person when determining the population of a state |
| Executive Branch | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating |
| Checks and Balances | A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power |
| Anti-Federalists | people who opposed the Constitution |
| Federalists | supporters of the constitution |
| Federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states |
| Federalist Papers | a series of 85 essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay (using the name "publius") published in NY newspapers and used to convice readers to adopt the new constitution |
| Bill of Rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) |
| Majority Rule | The Principal that a greater number should exercise greater power |
| Amendment | A change to the Constitution |
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