Creating the Constitution Vocab Review

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Branch with president that enforces laws?

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Executive

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Who wrote the Great Compromise?

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Roger Sherman

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Written form of government stating rules and operations

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Constitution

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Plan favoring larger states with supreme power to central government.

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Virginia Plan

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Principle of government where elected representatives execute the people's will.

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Republicanism

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Notes at the Constitutional Convention were taken by:

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James Madison

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Branch of government that makes laws

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Legislative

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Branch that consists of courts and interprets laws?

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Judicial

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Uprising of Massachusetts farmers that revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

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Daniel Shays

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Division of power between state and national government

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Federalism