Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
The New Jersey Plan
A one house congress with equal representation and equal votes.
The Virginia Plan
The representation for house of congress would be based on each state’s population.
The Great Compromise
Congress will have two houses a Senate and a House of Representatives
Three-fifths compromise
Delegates agreed that every five enslaved persons would count as three fifths of a person.
North and South Compromise
North beloved Congress should regulate foreign trade and state trade
South were worried their trade would suffer because of Congress
Congress regulates all trade, but they couldn’t tax exports or interfere with slave trade
Electoral College
A group of people would be named by each state legislature to set the president and Vice President
*compromise on how the president would be elected
Federalists
Supporters of the Constitution
Federalism
A form of government in which power is divided between Federalists, or national, government and the states.
Anti- Federalists
The constitution would take away the liberties they fought for in the Revolutionary War
Anti-Federalists and Federalists
The Anti-Federalists agreed to approve the Constitution only with the Bill of Rights
Preamble
The
Popular sovereignty
The idea the power of the government lies with the people
Rule of rule
The law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Separation of Powers
A clear separation of the three branches and their functions of government to help preserve the people’s liberty.
Expressed powers
Powers specifically granted to the national government
*enumerated powers
