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| division of power between state and federal government |
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| changes or additions to the constitution |
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| supporters of the constitution |
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| powers the constitution neither gives to Congress nor denies to states |
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| counting slaves as population |
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| system that limits the power of each branch |
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| powers shared by the federal and state government |
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| opponents to the constitution |
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| legislature based on population and equal number per state |
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| Why the Constitutional Convention met |
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| to strengthen the central government |
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| What the Virginia Plan proposed |
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-3 branches of government
-bicameral legislature
-representation based on population |
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| What the New Jersey Plan proposed |
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| The purpose of the Supreme Court |
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-interpret laws
-settle conflicts between states |
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| Number of states that FINALLY ratified the constitution |
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| Goals in the Constitution |
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-Establish justice
-Promote the general welfare
-Form a perfect union |
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| What the constitution is organized into |
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| What the 1st three articles of the constitution describe |
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| proposed the Virginia plan |
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| wrote the New Jersey Plan |
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| wrote the Great Compromise |
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-makes laws
-made up of two houses of Congress |
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-enforce laws
-made up by the President |
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-interpret laws
-made up by the Supreme court |
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