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The Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Virginia Plan | created a bicameral legislature with both houses representatives based on population. |
| New Jersey Plan | created a unicameral legislature with equal number of votes for all states. |
| Great Compromise | Created a bicameral legislature. The House of Representatives would have votes based on population, and the Senate received equal votes for all states. |
| 3/5 Compromise | Each slave would count as three fifths of a person towards the population |
| Unicameral Legislature | Law making body made up of one house |
| Bicameral Legislature | law making body made up of two houses |
| Bill of Rights | The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution that guaranteed personal liberties. Added to appease the Anti - Federalists |
| Anti Federalists | this groups believed the Constitution gave too much power to the central government and feared that it did not guarantee personal liberties. |
| Federalists | This group believed the Constitution offered a good balance of power and did not need to be modified. |