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Constitution- espino
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| republic | a form of government in which people elect representatives to run the country. |
| representative | acting or speaking on behalf of someone or something |
| debt | something owed to another |
| inflation | a continual increase in the price of goods and services. |
| congress | a meeting of representatives who have the authority (the right,or ability to give orders) to make decisions. |
| amendment | an addition or change to the Constitution. |
| Bill of Rights | a list of rights added to the Constitution as the first ten amendments. |
| convention | an important meeting |
| delegates | a representative |
| Virginia plan | Edmund Randolph and other Virginia delegates thought that the number of representatives a state would have in Congress should be based on the number of people living in that state. |
| New Jersey plan | William Paterson shared that the new congress should have one house rather than two. Each state would have one vote. |
| bill | an idea for a new law. |