Creating the Constitution Vocabulary Ch 6.2

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A refusal to sign a law.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Compromise

• Veto

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A representative.

• Delegate

• Constitution

• Compromise

• Preamble

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When people on both sides of an issue give up something to reach an agreement.

• Delegate

• Constitution

• Compromise

• Preamble

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A proposed plan for the government that would give each state the same number of representatives and power.

• The Virginia Plan

• Checks and Balances

• The Great Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

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The introduction to the Constitution of the United States of America.

• Delegate

• Constitution

• Compromise

• Preamble

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The division of the powers and duties of government among separate branches.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Compromise

• Veto

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Each branch of the government has ways of limiting the powers of the other branches.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Compromise

• Veto

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An agreement that the delegates reached that gave Congress 2 houses; the Senate & the House of Representatives.

• The Virginia Plan

• Checks and Balances

• The Great Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

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A proposed plan for the government that would give larger states more representatives and more power in the government.

• The Virginia Plan

• Checks and Balances

• The Great Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

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A written plan for a government.

• Delegate

• Constitution

• Compromise

• Preamble