The lower house would have proportionate representation based on a state's population, while the upper house would have equal representation from each state.
pushed for keeping power in the hands of the states by rewriting the Articles of Confederation, a unicameral legislature with equal representation of the states, and a federal executive group.
the institution of three distinct departments of government—the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch—which guarantees the separation of powers within the government.
Any contradictory provisions of state law are superseded by the Constitution and federal statutes (of the kinds enumerated in the first half of the Clause).
political philosophy that asserts that it is up to the citizens of federal territories to determine whether or not they want to become free or slave states when they join the union.