Ch. 3 Quiz Flashcards
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Great Compromise
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Roger Sherman’s plan for the Constitution which passed by one vote. Each side gave up something for this choice.
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bicameral
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two-house
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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When a state’s population was calculated, each slave was three-fifths of a person
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ratified
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approved
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Federalists
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supporters of the Constitution
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Anti-Federalists
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the opponents of the Constitution
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amendments
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changes
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federalism
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the division of power in state, national, or local government
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Concurrent powers
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powers shared by the federal and state governments
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Reserved powers
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powers that the Constitution neither gives to the Congress nor denies to the state
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checks and balances
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the system that gives each branch of government powers that limit the power of the other two branches
