Civics Chapter 3 Flashcards
The great compromise
The agreement reached by the Madison plan supporters and the New Jersey plan supporters in which each side lost something they wanted
Bicameral
Two house
The three fifths compromise
The compromise that states that in a census slaves would be counted as three fifths of a person
Ratified
Approval
Federalists
Those who supported the constitution
Anti-Federalists
those who opposed the constitution
Amendments
changes to the constitution
Federalism
The division of power between the states and federal/national government
Concurrent powers
The powers shared by federal and state governments
Reserved powers
Powers that the constitution neither gives to congress nor denies to the states
Checks and balances
The system in which each branch of government has ways to limit the other two branches powers
Impeach
Accuse