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Plan of government that called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on a states population (proportional representation)

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Virginia plan

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Plan of government that called for a one house (unicameral) legislature with each state having equal representation

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New Jersey plan

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The framers of the constitution created a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the upper house (Senate) and proportional representation in the lower house (House of Representatives).

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Great Compromise

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Allowed the southern states to count each slave as 3/5 of a person in their populations for purposes of determining representation

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3/5 Compromise

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MAKES the Law

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Legislative branch

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ENFORCES the Law (makes sure it is carried out and obeyed)

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Executive branch

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INTERPRETS the law (makes sure it follows the Constitution and is fair to all citizens

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Judicial branch

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