11 Flashcards
Plan of government that called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on a states population (proportional representation)
Virginia plan
Plan of government that called for a one house (unicameral) legislature with each state having equal representation
New Jersey plan
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).
Great Compromise
Allowed the southern states to count each slave as 3/5 of a person in their populations for purposes of determining representation
3/5 Compromise
MAKES the Law
Legislative branch
ENFORCES the Law (makes sure it is carried out and obeyed)
Executive branch
INTERPRETS the law (makes sure it follows the Constitution and is fair to all citizens
Judicial branch