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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consitiution | A detailed, written plan for government |
| Bicameral | A legislature, consisting of two parts, or houses |
| Confederation | A group of individuals or state government |
| Ratify | To vote approval of |
| Constitutional Covention | meeting of state delegates in 1789 leading to adoption of new constitution |
| Great Compromise | Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths or other persons in determining representation in congress |
| Electoral College | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president |
| Federalists | Supporters of the constitution |
| Federalism | a form of government in which power is divided between the federal or national government and the states |
| Anti-Federalists | those who opposed ratification of the constitution |
| Preamble | the opening section of the constitution |
| Legislative Branch | the lawmaking branch of government |
| Executive Branch | the branch of government that carries out laws |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of government that interprets laws |
| Amendent | any change in the constitution |