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| a legislature composed of individuals who represented the population |
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| An agreement among the people to form a government and abide by its rules |
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| A legislature with only one legislative chamber.Today, Nebraska is the only state in the Union with a unicameral legislature. |
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| A legislature made up of two parts, called chambers. The U.S. Congress, composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate, is a bicameral legislature. |
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AKA Connecticut Compromise. Allowed for a bicameral legislation in which the lower chamber, the House of Representatives would be apportioned according to the number of free inhabitants in each state, plus the 3/5th compromise
An upper chamber, the Senate, which would have two members from each state elected by the state legislatures. |
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| The priniciple of dividing governmental powers among different branches of government. |
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| A structure of government proposed by James Madison in which the powers of the government are separated into 3 branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. |
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| A major principle of the American system of government whereby each branch of government can check the actions of the others. |
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| Favored strong central government and the new Constitution |
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| Wanted to prevent the Constitution as drafted from being ratified. |
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| A group of persons, called electors, who are selected by the voters in each state. This group officially elects the president and vice president of the United States. |
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| In which the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of government were to be separated so that no one branch had enough power to dominate the others. |
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| Which are legally binding agreements between the president and a foreign head of state. |
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| Refers to the power of U.S. courts to examine the constitutionality of actions undertaken by the legislative and executive branches of government. |
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