Vocabulary
2 houses of government
What is a bicameral?
This was the first government of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This was created to solve disagreements between these two plans
What are the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
This person introduced the Virginia Plan
Who is Edmund Randolph?
This person introduced the New Jersey Plan
Who is William Patterson?
Branch that makes laws
What is legislative?
This level of government had most of the power under the Articles
What is collect taxes?
This chamber has equal representation
What is the Senate?
This type of states supported the Virginia Plan
What are large states?
This type of states supported this plan
What are small states?
1 house of government
What is a unicameral?
This level of government had most of the power under the Articles
What are the states?
This type of legislature was created
What is bicameral?
This type of legislature was proposed (2 houses)
What is bicameral?
Representation would be this for all states
What is equal representation?
Branch that carries out laws
What is executive?
The government could NOT do this between states
What is regulate trade?
This chamber is based on population
What is the House of Representatives
Representation was based on this
What is population?
This type of legislature (1 house)
What is unicameral?
Branch that settles disputes
What is judicial?
This weakness meant laws were not always followed
What is no strong enforcement / weak central government?
This person created the Great Compromise
Who is Roger Sherman?
This person helped write the Virginia Plan
Who is James Madison?
This plan allowed Congress to do these two things
What is raise money and regulate trade?