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Vocab 2

economics chapter 2 gov.

TermDefinition
Limited Government government is restricted in what they can do, and every individual has certain rights that government cannot take away
Representative government government should serve the will of the people
Magna Carta Great Charter forced upon king john of England by his barons in 1215; guaranteed the people trial by jury and due process of the law
Bicameral (us) legislative body consisting of 2 chambers
Unicameral legislature consisting of 1 house
Delegate representative
Popular sovereignty a government that exists only with the consent of the governed
Articles of Confederation first plan for government Established "a firm league of friendship" among the states
Ratification Formal approval
Federalists favored the constitution
Anti-Federalists Opposed the constitution and wanted more power to the states
Framers the delegates who attended the constitutional convention
Virginia Plan called for 3 branches of government and a bicameral legislature where representation would be based on popultion
New Jersey Plan called for a unicameral legislature where representation would be equal for each state
Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise) Congress would be composed of 2 houses, a senate with equal representation and a House of Representatives
Three-Fifths Compromise "Three fifths of all other persons" (slaves) will be counted in a state's population for representation in congress
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