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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| constitution | A detailed plan written for the goverment |
| bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts or houses |
| confederation | a group of individuals or state goverment |
| ratify | to vote approval of |
| constitutional convention | meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new constitution |
| great compromise | a agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation |
| three-fifths compromise | a agreement providing the enslaved would count as three-fifths of the people in representation of the congress |
| electoral college | a groip of people named bu each tate legeslature to select the presedent & vice presedent |
| federalist | supporters of the consitution |
| federalism | a form of goverment in which power is divided between the federalists natural goverment and the states |