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US History Vocabulary #4

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An introduction to a formal document that explains its purpose

Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan)

Plan discussed at the Constitutional Convention regarding a two-house legislature which settled differences between large and small states concerning representation in Congress.

Three-Fifths Compromise

Five slaves would be counted as three persons (or each person equaled 3/5) for the purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and as a basis for taxation

Electoral College

A body made up of people from each state selected to elect the President and Vice President after the popular vote has been completed in early November.

Bicameral Legislature

A two-house legislature; for example, the Senate and House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States Federal government.