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Drafting the Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shay's Rebellion | Massachusetts farmers led by Daniel Shays protest protest increased state taxes. |
| James Madison | Virginia delegate known as the father of the Constitution |
| Roger Sherman | Creates the Connecticut Plan or the Great Compromise to solve the debate over large and small state population |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Called for three-fifths of a state's slaves to be counted as population |
| federalism | When the national government and state governments share power |
| legislative branch | makes the laws |
| executive branch | carries out the laws |
| judicial branch | interprets the laws |
| checks and balances | To prevent one branch from dominating others. |
| electoral college | A group of electors would cast ballots for presidential candidates |