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VocabularyRevolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conservative | traditions and values and reluctant to make |
| infrastructure | facilities: roads, bridges, and posts |
| federalism | government which is given to the people |
| proportional representation | representation based on population |
| great compromise | compromises as the constitutional convention were the states agree the House is based on promotional representation |
| three-fifths compromise | only three-fifths of the slave population would be counted |
| electoral college | representatives who formally elect the president and vice president |
| federalists | Those who support a strong national government |
| antifederalists | opposed a strong central government |
| sovereignty | The ideas of supreme power of source of authority |
| electorate | voters |
| constitutionalism | principle that elected representatives is bound by written constitution that describes the rights of the people and the framework of the government |
| separation of Powers | responsibilities for government: legislative, executive, and judicial |
| checks and balances | the system that provides each branch of government some power |
| republic | system were the national and state government share power over some territory and some people |