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Unit 5 Chapter 11

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
federalism a federal system of government that gives certain powers to the national government, but reserves all the rest for the states
Great Compromise gave the U.S. a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives based on population
3/5 Compromise counted enslaved people as 3/5 of a person when figuring population for representation in the House of Representatives
Commerce Clause gives Congress the power to regulate trade with foreign nations, between the states, and with Native American tribes and nations
constitution a written plan for government
convention a gathering of people meeting for a common purpose
framer a person who shapes or creates a plan or system
states' rights the rights and powers held by individual U.S. states rather than by the federal government
authoritarian a leadership style in which government authority is imposed onto many aspects of citizens' lives
free trade trade without taxes or other restrictions
compromise a settlement of conflict or disagreement by each side giving up something in order to get something
Electoral College a temporary political body with the sole responsibility of electing the president
 



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