Constitutional Convention Key Terms/Events

Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid

• Remedied

• Approve

• Ratify

•  Implied Powers

The introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification

• Preamble

• Implied Powers

• Provision

•  Excise

 To disagree with a principle or plan

• Opposed

• Seize

• Provisions

•  Implied powers

States more or less permanently united for common purposes.

• Union

• Republic

• Confederation

• Mercantilism

A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

• Framer

• Lawyer

• Councilor

• Delegate

An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making decision

• Provisions

• Compromise

• Concurrent Powers

•  Confederation

 Allows the Constitution to adjust to changing times.

•  Amendment

•  Implied Powers

• Ratify

• Elastic Clause

A plan that created the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Checks and Balances

• Federalists

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

This allowed 3 out of every 5 slaves to be counted in the population for both taxation and representation purposes

• Great Compromise

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Unconstitutional

• Bicameral

A document that sets out the laws and principles of a government

• Judicial Review

• Constitution

• Impeach

• Federalism