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5.1.and 5.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shays Rebellion | Protest held by small farmers to close the courts. |
| James Madison | Delegate from Virginia, creator of the Virginia Plan. |
| Roger Sherman | Political leader from Connecticut, Creator of the Great Compromise. |
| Great Compromise | Compromise that proposed a bicameral legislature with membership based on the states population. |
| Three-fifths Compromise | Compromise that 3/5 of the state's slave population will be factored into the total state population. |
| Federalism | Government system in which state and national powers are divided. |
| Legislative | Branch of government that makes laws. |
| Executive | Branch of government that carries out the laws. |
| Judicial | Branch of government that interprets the laws. |
| Separation of Powers | Method to prevent on branch of government from dominating the other two. |
| Electoral College | Group of electors chosen by a state to cast ballots for candidates. |
| Republic | Government in which citizens rule through elected officials. |
| Republicanism | Idea that the government should be run by the people. |
| Articles of Confederation | Set of laws in which two levels of government shared fundamental powers. |
| Confederation | An alliance, also a term used to describe the new government. |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Law establishing a plan to survey and sell federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | Law establishing a procedure for the admission of new states into the union. |