a legislative branch with two houses.

For the big states - wanted proportional representation in the law making branch of government (more people = more voices in government, less people = less voices in governemnt)

For the small states - wanted equal representation in the law making branch of government (more people = same number of voices in government = less people)

divided equally among three distinct branches that would be responsible for making laws, enforcing laws, and interpreting laws.

Each branch would have the ability to limit the power of the other two through a series of checks and balances.

Made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate within the Legislative (law making) branch

the power to reject or ban a decision or proposal, often by a person in a position of authority - ex. the President rejecting a new law

Three-Fifths Compromise

Increased the power of white voters in the South at the expense of enslaved African Americans, who were each counted as less than a full person. Every 5 enslaved people counted as 3 free people

Slave Importation Clause

Congress could not ban the importation of slaves for 20 years and the tax on importing an enslaved person could not exceed $10 per person

The people who wrote the Constitution

a specific, separate part of a legal document like the Constitution

a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.

The lawmaking body of a country or state

The Branch that evaluates / interprets laws.

The Branch that carries out laws.

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Question	Answer
Great Compromise	a legislative branch with two houses.
Virginia Plan	For the big states - wanted proportional representation in the law making branch of government (more people = more voices in government, less people = less voices in governemnt)
New Jersey Plan	For the small states - wanted equal representation in the law making branch of government (more people = same number of voices in government = less people)
Separation of Powers	divided equally among three distinct branches that would be 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 two through a series of checks and balances.
Bill	a proposed law
Congress	Made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate within the Legislative (law making) branch
Veto	the power to reject or ban a decision or proposal, often by a person in a position of authority - ex. the President rejecting a new law
Three-Fifths Compromise	Increased the power of white voters in the South at the expense of enslaved African Americans, who were each counted as less than a full person. Every 5 enslaved people counted as 3 free people
Slave Importation Clause	Congress could not ban the importation of slaves for 20 years and the tax on importing an enslaved person could not exceed $10 per person
Framers	The people who wrote the Constitution
Clause	a specific, separate part of a legal document like the Constitution
Fugitives	a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
Legislature	The lawmaking body of a country or state
Legislative Branch	The Branch that makes laws.
Judicial Branch	The Branch that evaluates / interprets laws.
Executive Branch	The Branch that carries out laws.

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