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chapter 3
vocabulary
Question | Answer | Question | Answer |
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Constitution | A detailed,written plan for a government | Electoral College | A group of people named each state legislature to select the president and vice president |
Ratify | To vote approval of | Preamble | The Opening section pf the Constitution |
Constitutional convention | Meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of Constitution | Legislative Branch | The lawmaking branch of government |
Great compromise | Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation | Executive Branch | The branch of government that carries out laws |
Three-Fifths compromise | Agreement providing that enslaved person would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in congress | Judicial Branch | |
Amendment | Any change in the constitution | Federalists | Supporters of the constitution |
Bicameral | A legislature consisting of two parts,or houses | Anti-Federalists | Those who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
Confederation | A group of individuals or state governments |