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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the legeslative branch | passes laws |
| what is the Virginia Plan | - plan of gov created by James Madison and Edmund Randolph - three branches of gov -2 legeslative houses - seats awarded by population |
| what is the new jersey plan | - had support of small states - three branches of gov -one legeslative house - each delagate got one vote |
| what is the conneticut (great) compromise | - three branches of gov - two legeslative houses - called upper and lower - lower called House of Representatives |
| What is the three- fifths compromise? | - three fifths of slaves in a state would be counted toward the population |
| what is the executive branch | branch of gov that carries out laws |
| what is a compromise | settlement when each side degrees to give up some of their demands |
| what is the judicial branch | decides if laws are carried out fairly |
| who are anti- federalists | people against the constitution when it was missing the bill of rights |
| what is a republic | nation when voters elect representatives to govern them |
| what is the seperation of powers | idea that no person/ group of people should have too much power - division of power between the three branches of gov |
| what is federalism | division of power between the states and the national government |
| what is the electoral college | a group of electors from each state that meet every four years to vote for the president and vice president |
| what are checks and balances | - system set up by the constitutuion in which each branch of gov has the power to check, or control the actions of another - makes sure no one group has too much power - need another groups help or permission - |
| what is a bill | - a proposed law |
| what is a veto | presidential rejection |
| what is an overriding | - to overrule the presidents veto - congressional power |
| what does it mean to impeach | - to bring charges against an official |
| what does it mean to amend | -to change the constitution |
| what is due process | - the gov must follow the same fair rules in all court cases brought to trial |
| who are federalists | people that support the constitution |
| what are federalist papers | series of papers written to defend the constitutions written by alexander hamilton |
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