Constitutional Convention Vocabulary

Bicameral

• a two-house legislature

•  an agreement reached by two or more

• a person sent or authorized to represent others

  
  

• a meeting or assembly of persons for a common purpose 

  
  

Compromise

• a meeting or assembly of persons for a common purpose 

  
  

• a written plan for government 

  
  

• an agreement reached by two or more groups in which each side gives up some of their demands 

  
  

• a two-house legislature

Constitution

• a two-house legislature

• a written plan for government

• an agreement reached by two or more groups in which each side gives up some of their demands

•  meeting or assembly of persons for a common purpose 

  
  

Convention

•  an agreement reached by two or more

• a written plan for government 

  
  

•  a meeting or assembly of persons for a common purpose 

  
  

• a person sent or authorized to represent others

  
  

Delegate

• a person sent or authorized to represent others

  
  

• a written plan for government

•  the system for electing the president 

  
  

• - to formally approve

Electoral College

• a branch of government responsible for executing the laws of a legislature

•  the system for electing the president 

  
  

• body of government responsible for making laws 

  
  

• a court system responsible for interpreting the laws.

  
  

Executive Branch

• a court system responsible for interpreting the laws.

  
  

• a branch of government responsible for executing the laws of a legislature

• body of government responsible for making laws 

  
  

• to formally approve

Judicial Branch

• to formally approve

• a two-house legislature 

  
  

•  a court system responsible for interpreting the laws.

  
  

• body of government responsible for making laws 

  
  

Legislative Branch

• body of government responsible for making laws 

  
  

•  to formally approve

• a branch of government responsible for executing the laws of a legislature 

  
  

• - the system for electing the president 

  
  

Ratify

• - the system for electing the president 

  
  

• determining congress members based on population.

  
  

• to formally approve 

  
  

•  a court system responsible for interpreting the laws.