Agreements
Each slave would be counted as a fraction of a person and the slave trade would be abolished in 20 years in this Compromise
What is the 3/5th's Compromise?
This term means to "Formally Approve"
This means that each branch of government has unique powers
What is separation of powers?
States like Virginia, NY, NC, and RI demanded that this be added to the Constitution before they agreed to ratify it
What is the Bill of Rights?
At Constitutional Convention this is how many years a Presidential Term was agreed to be and how many terms a President could serve
What 4 years and unlimited. (Later it was changed to 2 terms with an amendment!)
The type of government we chose, where people elected Representatives
What is a Republic?
Within the idea of Federalism, these were powers kept by the States over the Federal Government
What are Reserved Powers?
In the Great Compromise, this determined representation in the House of Reps
What is by Population?
Division of power between the States and Federal Government is called
What is Federalism?
Within the idea of Federalism, these were powers given to the Federal government only
What are delegated powers?
What branch of government is tasked with interpreting the law?
What is the judicial branch or the Courts?
This settled the dispute over representation
What is the Great Compromise?
This was the reason we utilized the idea of Checks and Balances.
What is so that no one branch could have more power than another?
Within the idea of Federalism, powers held by both the National and State governments were called
Shared Powers
What branch of government is tasked with enforcing the laws?
What is the executive branch?
This plan said representation in Congress based on population
What is the Virginia Plan?
The idea that “the people” govern themselves
This term means a two house legislature, not just one.
What is bicameral?