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Constitutional Key Terms... Match the words with the definitions below. You MUST write each out! 

-3/5 Compromise
-Amendment
-Antifederalists
-Articles (pertaining to the Constitution)
-Bill of Rights
-checks and balances
-compromise
-Constitution
-convention
-delegate
-Electoral College
-Executive Branch
-federalism
-Federalists
-Federalist Papers
-Judicial Branch
-Legislative Branch
-New Jersey Plan
-popular sovereignty
-ratification (ratify or ratified)
-separation of powers
-Virginia Plan

- A settlement of differeneces by each side giving in a little in order to reach an agreement

- A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

- A formal listing of the basic rights of US Citizens. They were the the first amendments added to the
  Constitution.

- to formally approve something

- A change made to a document

- The seven original sections of the Constitution which established the US Government

- The group of people that opposed a strong federal government

- Those people that were in support of a strong federal government

- The branch of government that is responsible for making laws

- The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing the laws

- The branch of government that is responsible for interpreting the laws

- The idea that political authority belongs to the people

- Division of power between the federal and state governments

- The idea of providing power to different branches of government

- A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to
  prevent abuse of power

- A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

- A meeting of delegates representing political organizations

- A person who represents others

- A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton promoting the ratification of the
  US Constitution

- A proposal for the structure of the US government offered by small states that wanted 2 votes per state

- A proposal for the structure of the US government offered by large states that wanted votes based on
  population

-Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person for representative and tax purposes.
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