Week 14 Vocab: Road to Constitution

branch of government that makes the laws

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Electoral College

The branch of government that enforces the laws.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Electoral College

The branch of government that interprets the laws.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive BRanch

• Judicial Branch

• Electoral College

A meeting to discuss writing a new Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation. The biggest conflict was representation of the states

• Ratification

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Constitutional Convention

Each state gets one vote or equal representation in the legislative Branch

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Constitutional Convention

• Ratified

Each state gets representation in the legislative branch based on population.

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Constitutional Convention

• Ratification

Called for a bicameral legislature which is combining the New Jersey and Virginia Plan.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey

• Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

Elects the president.  Numbers are determined by the number of Senators and House of Representatives each states has. 

• Electoral College

• Ratification

• Constitutional Convention

• Federalists

Process to approve the Constitution or Constitutional Amendment

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Electoral College

• Ratification

People for the ratification of the Constitution

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Constitutional Convention

• Electoral College