social Flashcards
document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
the plan for government proposed at the Constitutional Convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with representation determined by state population
Virginia Plan
a proposal to create a single legislative chamber with equal representation of states rather than representation by population; rejected at the Constitutional Convention
New Jersey Plan
an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house of the legislature
Great Compromise
an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention stating that only three-fifths of the slaves in a state would count when determining a state’s population for representation in the lower house of Congress
Three-Fifths Compromise
called Congress and is made up of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives
legislative branch
includes the president and the departments that help run the government
judicial branch
essays supporting the Constitution written anonymously under the name Publius. They were actually written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Federalists Papers
taxes on imports or exports
tariffs
set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
constitution
