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Flashcards 8
Constitutional Convention
Term | Definition |
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Articles of Confederation | the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is as association of states that cooperate for a common purpose. |
Committed | to agree or pledge |
Constitutional Convention | a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution |
Constitutions | a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government |
contradiction | a difference between two statements of situations that means they cannot both be true |
Electoral College | the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors. |