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History Vocab Quiz 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Separation of Powers (Separating Power) | The idea that power should be equally divided among three branches, responsible for making laws, enforcing laws, and interpreting laws |
| Checks and Balances | Each branch would have the ability to limit the power of the other branches through a series of checks and balances |
| Executive Branch (ABCDE) | Carries out laws |
| Judicial Branch (U) | Evaluates laws |
| Legislative Branch (L) | Makes laws |
| Supreme Court | What/Who would be in the head of the Judicial Branch |
| Electoral College | States would be granted a specific number of electors equal to their number of senators and representatives |
| Roger Sherman | Crafted the Great Compromise |
| Great Compromise | A legislative branch with two houses (proposition) |
| Slave Importation Clause | The clause stated that people who escaped slavery in the South are free people in Northern states |
| Fugitive Slave Clause | States people who escaped slavery in the South are free people in Northern states |
| Commerce Clause | Gave Congress power to "regulate commerce with foreign nations..." |
| Common Market (NT - No Tax) | No tax could be charged on trade between states |
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