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9th ch. 3 civcs
9th grade chapter 2 vocabulary civics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| three fifths compromise | provided that all free persons of color should be counted, and so, too, should three fifths of all other persons |
| bundle of compromise | The constitution drafted at Philadelphia |
| federlists | who favored ratification |
| anti-federalists | who opposed ratification |
| quorum | majority |
| ratification | formal approval |
| presiding officer | chair |
| framers | the group of delegates who attended the Philadelphia convention |
| virginia plan | new government with three separate branches legislative, executive, judical |
| new jersey plan | retained the unicameral congress of the confederation with each of the states represented equally |
| albany plan of union | meeting of 7 of the northern colonies |
| delegate | a person sent or authorized to represent others |
| boycott | to withdraw from participation, as a protest |
| repeal | to cancel a law or void legislation |
| popular sovereignty | government can exist only with the consent of the governed |
| unicameral | having one legislative branch |
| royal colonies | we're subject to the direct control of the crown |
| proprietary colonies | organized by a proprietor |
| charter colonies | based on charters granted in 1662 and 1663 respectively to the colonies themselves |
| confederation | the joining of several states |