U.S. Government Foundations and Principles

First form of United States national government; before Constitution

• Constitution
• Republicanism
• Federalism

Document stating the Supreme law of the United States of America

• Constitutional Convention
• Articles of Confederation
• Republicanism

1787 Meeting called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, created a new plan instead

• New Jersey Plan
• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation

Proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with each state having a single vote

• Virginia Plan
• Constitutional Convention
• Constitution

Proposed a bicameral (two-house) legislature that based state votes on state population

• Representation
• New Jersey Plan
• Constitutional Convention

the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state being represented

• Great Compromise
• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan

Bicameral (2-house) legislature: Senate has 2 senators per state,House of Repreentatives with number of representatives based on state population

• Due Process
• Representation
• Virginia Plan

The right of all citizens to equal treatment through the Judicial system

• Veto
• Great Compromise
• Representation

to refuse, stop, prohibit the ratification of a law

• Ratify
• Due Process
• Great Compromise

to approve

• 3/5ths Compromise
• Veto
• Due Process