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Ch 8 Constitution.
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8th Grade
02/03/2012

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Term
Constitutional Convention.
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1787 meeting in which the U.S. constitution was created.
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Founders
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People who helped create the U.S. constitution.
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James Madison
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Prominent adviser to the constitutional convention.
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Virginia Plan
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Proposal for a two-house legislature with rep. according to each states population or wealth.
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New Jersey Plan
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Proposal for a legislature in which each state would have one vote.
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Great compromise.
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agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal rep.
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Three-Fifths Compromise.
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agree that 3/5 of a states slave pop. will be counted for representation and taxation.
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exectutive branch.
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government department department that enforced law.
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Judicial Branch.
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government that enforces laws.
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Checks and balances.
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The ability of each brance of govt. to exercise checks, or controls over the other branches.
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