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8th Gr- SMS- SS Chpt 5- Constitution

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bicameral   two-house  
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Great Compromise   Sherman's plan for the constitution which was a compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan  
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Three-Fifths Compromise   This counted each slave as 3/5 of a person  
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ratified   approved  
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Federalists   supporters of the Constitution; wanted a strong national government  
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Anti-Federalists   opposed the Constitution  
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Amendments   changes  
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Federalism   Division of power between state and federal (national) government  
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Concurrent powers   Powers shared by the federal and state governments- for example, collecting taxes and establishing courts  
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Reserved powers   powers that the Constitution neither gives to the federal government nor denies to the states- for example, the states have the reserved powers to establish schools and form police organizations  
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Checks and Balances   Gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two  
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Impeach   accuse  
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The three branches of the federal government   executive, legislative, & judicial  
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Powers of the Judicial Branch   interprets the laws;has final say in all cases involving the Constitution; can declare laws unconstitutional  
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Powers of the Executive Branch   Executes the laws; appoints federal judges; can veto acts of Congress; can call Congress into special sessions  
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Powers of the Legislative Branch   Creates the laws; can override a presidential veto; approves appointment of judges; approves treaties; can impeach the President and federal judges  
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Virginia Plan   Developed by James Madison: had 2 houses in the legislature, both based on population; large states loved this plan  
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New Jersey Plan   William Patterson: had one house in the legislature; all states get the same number of representatives; small states loved this plan  
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Purpose of the Constitutional Convention   to form a new government  
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Who could vote?   White men who owned property  
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What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation   they gave the states too much power  
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What are the 6 goals of our government   form a more perfect union; establish justice; insure domestic tranquility; provide for common defense; promote general welfare; secure blessings of liberty  
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The Federalist Papers   published essays that were pro-Constitution; these helped to persuade the American people to support the new Constitution  
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electoral college   put in place to elect the President because the founding fathers didn't trust the average American to vote wisely for President  
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