| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Virginia Plan | Designed by Madison- included President, courts, bicameral congress, representation on population |
| New Jersey Plan | William Paterson - more similar to Articles, one house congress and all states have equal representation |
| Connecticut Compromise | combined NJ and VA plans - bicameral congress where representation is equal in one house (senate) and based on population in other house (house of rep,) |
| 3/5 Compromise | Southern states wanted slaves counted to increase power in congress, northern states opposed but both agreed to count each slave as 3/5 of a person |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | Law that established procedure for t he admission of new states to the Union |
| 13th amendment | No slavery unless convicted of crime |
| 14-1 | a. all people born or naturalized in the US are citizens, all citizens are treated equal |
| 14-2 | Counting all citizens as whole numbers towards representation, if people rebel or violate laws the number will be adjusted |
| 14-3 | anyone who held office prior to Civil War who rebelled, can not hold office unless congress clears them with a 2/3 vote |
| 14-4 | Government will pay people who helped fight confederates. The government will NOT pay anyone who rebelled or lost property and was on confederate side |
| 15-1 | People can not be denied vote because of race or previous enslavement |
| Reconstruction Act of 1867 | Republicans split the confederacy into five military districts, States had to let African-Americans vote |
| Freedmen's Bureau Act | African-Americans were given land, public school were set up, and help was given to the African- Americans to start off their life |
| Civil Rights Act | All persons born in the U.S are hereby citizens regardless of race, color or previous servitude |
| Tenure of Office Act | An act to prevent the president from dismissing a congress-approved officer |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace