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_{A political group of individuals that share a common political purpose but differs in some respect to the rest of the entity.}

• _{Checks and balances}

• _Faction

• _{3/5 compromise}

^{Compromise of 1787, also known as the Sherman Compromise, was an agreement reached during the  Constitutional Convention of 1787 between delegates of the states with large and small populations that defined the structure of Congress and the number of representatives each state would have in Congress according to the United States Constitution.}

• _{Checks and balances compromise}

• _{3/5 Compromise}

• _Faction

• _{Great compromise}

^{compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.}

• _{Separation of Powers}

• _{3 Branches of government}

• _{3/5 Compromise}

• _{Checks and Balances}

_{division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another. The intent is to prevent the concentration of power and provide for checks and balances}

• _{1787 Compromise}

• _Faction

• _{3/5 Compromise}

• _{Separation of Powers}

a government , one whose legalized force and power is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities

• _Faction

• _{Limited Government}

• _{3/5 Compromise}

• _Amendments

a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation.

• _Amendments

• _Faction

• _{1787 Compromise}

• _{Limited Government}

the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.

• _{Compromise of 1787}

• _{Bill of Rights}

• _Faction

• _{U.S. Constitution}

The rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the rights needed by each individual to pursue their lives and goals without interference from other individuals or the government. The rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as stated in the United States Declaration of Independence.

• _{State rights}

• _{3/5 Compromise}

• _{Individual Rights}

• _Faction

the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.

• _{Individual rights}

• _{States Rights}

• _Faction

• _{3/5 Compromise}

principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power. Checks and balances are applied primarily in constitutional governments.

• _{Individual Rights}

• _{3/5 Compromise}

• _Faction

• _{Check and Balances}