Foundations of Government vocabulary

an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions (each side gives a little)

• agreement
• settlement
• dispute resolution
• compromise

an agreement reached in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention to establish a bicameral legislature with two chambers

• Great Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan

an agreement reached in 1787 during the Constitutional Convention that determined how slaves would be counted for the purpose of representation in the House of Representatives, taxation, and the number of electoral votes each state would receive

• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Great Compromise
• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid; approving into law

• Ratify
• Amend
• Negotiate
• Draft

a legislative body that has one house or chamber

• bicameral legislature
• federal legislature

• parliamentary legislature

• unicameral legislature

a legislative body that has two houses or chambers

• bicameral legislature
• federal legislature

• parliamentary legislature

• unicameral legislature

Despite their differences, opposing groups can reach agreements is an example of _____________.

• Compromise

• Equality

• Liberty

• Self-Government

This branch of government makes the laws and policies.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Which plan proposed a unicameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Hamilton Plan

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch