1 Constitutional Convention

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This is the plan that the large states wanted because representation would be based on a state's population.

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Virginia Plan

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The plan that the small states wanted because it called for equal representation for all states.

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New Jersey Plan

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This is the branch of government that makes the laws

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Legislative Branch

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This is the branch of government that interprets the laws and determines their constitutionality.

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Judicial Branch

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This is the branch of government that enforces the laws.

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Executive Branch

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The house of Congress that has two representatives from each state.

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Senate

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The house of Congress in which representation is based on population.

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House of Representatives

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The compromise reached by the framers of the Constitution to solve the issue of representation of slaves in the South.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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The group that supported the Constitution

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Federalists

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Group that wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution: Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Democrats

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Anti-Federalists