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Question	Answer
bicameral	two-house
Great Compromise	Sherman's plan for the constitution which was a compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise	This counted each slave as 3/5 of a person
ratified	approved
Federalists	supporters of the Constitution; wanted a strong national government
Anti-Federalists	opposed the Constitution
Amendments	changes
Federalism	Division of power between state and federal (national) government
Concurrent powers	Powers shared by the federal and state governments- for example, collecting taxes and establishing courts
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
Checks and Balances	Gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two
Impeach	accuse
The three branches of the federal government	executive, legislative, & judicial
Powers of the Judicial Branch	interprets the laws;has final say in all cases involving the Constitution; can declare laws unconstitutional
Powers of the Executive Branch	Executes the laws; appoints federal judges; can veto acts of Congress; can call Congress into special sessions
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
Virginia Plan	Developed by James Madison: had 2 houses in the legislature, both based on population; large states loved this plan
New Jersey Plan	William Patterson: had one house in the legislature; all states get the same number of representatives; small states loved this plan
Purpose of the Constitutional Convention	to form a new government
Who could vote?	White men who owned property
What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation	they gave the states too much power
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
The Federalist Papers	published essays that were pro-Constitution; these helped to persuade the American people to support the new Constitution
electoral college	put in place to elect the President because the founding fathers didn't trust the average American to vote wisely for President