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8.2.3
Constitutional Debates
Question | Answer |
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legislature | a group of people that make that laws |
Congress | the name for the legislature in the United States |
resolution | a solution |
proportional representation | Representation based on population. The more people a state has, the more representatives it can send to Congress. |
Articles of Confederation | the first written plan of government for the United States. |
Constitutional Convention | a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution |
delegate | A state representative. |
constitution | A written plan for government |
ratify | to approve |
republic | A system of government in which people elect representatives |
Electoral College | the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors |
compromise | an agreement in which both sides in a dispute agree to give up something they want in order to achieve a settlement. |