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Vocabulary
Compromises
Branches
Who was there?
Misc.
100
Keeps one branch of government from gaining more power than the other two branches
What is Checks and Balances?
100
Two house Congress- One based on population and one with equal votes
What is Great Compromise?
100
Two per state- 100 total
What is how many senators does each state have?
100
Elected President of Constitutional Convention
What is George Washington?
100
To set up a system by which new states were formed
What is Northwest Ordinance?
200
Power shared by the national and state government
What is Federal system?
200
taxes and representation
What are slaves counted for?
200
Number of members a state would have in the House of Representatives
What is population of the state?
200
I refused to take part in the convention
What is Patrick Henry?
200
brought different groups of people together
What is Iroquois League?
300
The people elect representatives to run the country
What is republic form of government?
300
For every 5 slaves 3 would be counted
What is 3/5 compromise?
300
Governing body of Judicial Branch
What is Supreme Court?
300
I changed the opening words in the Preable to the Constitution
What is Gouverneur Morris?
300
The bill becomes a law or is sent back to Congress for another vote
What is last step of how a bill becomes a law?
400
Can make laws and set up courts
What is two powers of both state and national government?
400
Congress could have the power to control trade but couldn't stop trade in 20 years.
What is Slave Trade?
400
Carrying out the nation's laws
What is Executive Branch?
400
Philadelphia, PA
What is where the Constitutinal Convention meet?
400
Create an army/navy and print and coin money
What is two powers of the National Government?
500
Set up public schools and conduct local elections
What is two powers of state governments?
500
New Jersey and Virginia
What two states contributed to the great compromise?
500
Makes the laws
What is Legislative branch?
500
Father of the constitution
What is James Madison?
500
A member of the House or Senate introduces the bill
What is first step of a bill becomes a law?