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1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
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Articles of Confederation
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A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
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Constitution
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1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)
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A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
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Period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
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sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
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A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
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A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
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"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
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A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress
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1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies was created by Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
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agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress
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Electoral system in which seats in a legislature are apportioned on a purely proportional basis, giving each party the share of seats that matches its share of the total vote (as used in the Virginia Plan and in the House of Representatives)
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The idea that each state should have the same number of representatives in Congress. (New Jersey Plan, U.S. Senate)
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A law making body made of two houses (bi means 2). Example: Congress (our legislature) is made of two house - The House of Representatives and The Senate.
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the branch of government that carries out laws. Includes the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet (Depts. of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, etc.)
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Section of government that makes laws. In the federal government, the legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly. Includes the Supreme Courts and the lower Federal Courts
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This was used in the constitution to prevent one branch of government from exceeding authority.
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President's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
