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Chapter 8 Constitution
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8th Grade
02/03/2012

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constitutional convention
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1787 meeting at which the U.S. constitution was created
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founders
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people who helped create the U.S constitution
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James Madison
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Prominent adviser to the constitutional convention
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Virginia Plan
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Propsal for a two-house legislature with representation according to each states population or wealth
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New jersy plan
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propasal for a legislature in which each state would have one vote
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Great compromise
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agreement to esablish a two-house national legislature, with all astates having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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agreement that three-ffths of a states slave population would be counted for representation and taxation
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executive branch
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governent department that makes laws
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judicial branch
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government department that interprets laws
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legislature branch
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government department that makes laws
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checks and balnaces
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the ablitity of each branch of government to exercise checks or controls over the other branches
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