Test Review -- Creating the Constitution Unit Test (from Quizlet

Each state gets two members in this house of Congress

• Senate

• Republic

• Federalists

• Electoral College

The body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president

• Electoral College

• Republic

• Popular Vote

• Bill Of Rights

Document that replaced the Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Bill Of Rights

• Articles Of Confederation

• Republic

Supported by larger states and wanted a 2-house legislature with seats based on POPULATION of states

• Virgina Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-fifths Compromise

set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Land Ordinance of 1784

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Land Ordinance of 1786

Plan at the Constitutional Convention that solved the issue of how states were represented in Congress

• Three-fifths Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Electoral College

• Great Compromise

Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Bill of Rights

• Federalism

A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.

• Federalism

• Republic

• Senate

• Constitution

Supporters of the Constitution without further additions or changes; liked a strong central government & rule by the well-educated

• Bill Of Rights

• Federalists

• Republic

• Constitution

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution which outlined the protections of citizens against the central government (added to gain the Anti-Federalists' support)

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Separation of Powers