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| the compromise between north and south states thats aid 3/5ths of the slave population would be counted for determining quiet taxation and representation in the house of representative |
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| A convention to consider problems of trade and navigation, attended by 5 states and important because it issued the call to congress & the state for what because the constitutional convention. |
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| government in which the people elect those who govern & pass laws; also called a republic |
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| the candidate or party w/ the most votes cast in an election |
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| the night of a federal law or regulation to preclude enforcement of a state or local law or regulation |
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clause in constitution that gives congress the power to regulate all business attituties that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations
Clause gives congress power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines |
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| the idea that the nights of the nation as supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation |
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| constitutional arrangement in which power is split between a central government & state government both exercise direct authority over individuals |
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| court order directing an official to perform an official duty |
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