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Chapter 5 Key Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | or two house |
| Great Compromise | is the plan so that each side gave up part of what it wanted in order to benefit all |
| Three Fifths Compromise | is a compromise that counted each slave as three fifths of a person when a state's population was calculated |
| Federalists | is the supporters of the Constitution because they supported a strong federal, or national government |
| Anti-Federalist | is the opponents of the Constitution |
| Ratified | or approval |
| Amendments | or changes |
| Federalism | is the division of power of power between the states and the federal, or national government |
| Concurrent Powers | are powers shared by the federal and state government |
| Reserved Powers | are power that the Constitution neither gives to Congress nor denies to the states |
| Checks and Balances | is the system that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two |
| Impeach | or accuse |