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Unit 4
Lesson 2
Term | Definition |
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Constitutional Convention | the gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation |
Virginia Plan | the plan at the constitutional convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two chamber legislature |
Legislative branch | a branch of government that passes laws |
executive branch | a branch of government that carries out laws |
judicial branch | a branch of government that decides weather laws are carried out fairly |
New Jersey Plan | the plan at the constitutional convention favored by smaller statesthat called for three branches of government with a single chamber legislature |
compromise | a settlement or peace solution in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement or peaceful solution |
Great Compromise | a plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states. |
Three-Fifths Compromise | an agreement at the constitutional convention that three fifths of the enslaved residents in any state be counted in its population |