vocab
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
An agreement starting that only three-fifths of a states slaves would count when determining a states population for representation in the lower house of Congress
what are checks and balances?
a system established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from being too powerful.
step 1
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first amendment
freedom of speech and religon
sixth amendment
the right to a jury in a criminal case
What was the Virginia plan?
What was the New Jersey plan?
the plan for government saying the national government would have supreme power and a bicameral legislature branch
a proposed plan to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states rather than representation by population
what is the Bill of Rights?
the first ten amendments of the constitution; ratified in 1791
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second amendment
right to bear arms
seventh amendment
the right to a jury in a civic case
the division of the government that proposes bills and passes laws
legislative branch
What are the Federalist papers and who wrote them?
A series of beautiful that defended the Constitution and tried to reassure Americans that the state would not be overpowered. It was written by John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton.
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third amendment
soldiers cannot live in your house
eighth amendment
the government cannot make you pay more than is reasonable
the division of the federal government that includes the president and the administrative departments; enforces the nations laws
executive branch
Antifederalists
people who opposed the Constitution and wanted freedom
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fourth amendment
you cannot be searched without reason
ninth amendment
your rights are not limited to those stated in the Constitution
the division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts; interprets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes between states.
judicial branch
Federalists
people who support the Constitution
step 5
fifth amendment
protection of self incrimination
tenth amendment
anything that the Constitution doesn't say Congress can do is left up to the states and the people