anti-federalist
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anti-federalist
- someone who is opposed to a system of government in which power is divided between a single central government and several regional ones
federalist
- a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authorit
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Connecticut Plan
- The lower house would have proportionate representation based on a state's population, while the upper house would have equal representation from each state.
New Jersey Plan
- 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.
Constitutional Convention
- the point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed.
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direct democracy
- a form of government in which policies and laws are decided by a majority of all those eligible rather than by a body of elected representatives.
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indirect democracy
- the political system where representatives act on the behalf of the citizens in the parliament and voice their aspirations and problems.
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Federalist Papers
- The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution
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Federalism
- a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
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republic
- form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body.
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Three-fifths Clause
- t determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation
Virginia Plan
- proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
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unicameral
- a form of governance with just one parliamentary chamber
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checks and balances
- 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.
separation of powers
- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
Supremacy Clause
- 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).
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Elastic Clause
- There are several laws governing the structure and functions of government, anti-discrimination statutes, and labor regulations.
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plurality
- the total number of votes cast for a candidate who beats out everyone else but doesn't win a clear majority.
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popular sovereignty
- 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.
concurrent powers
- refer to the shared authority of the federal and state governments.
Electoral College
- Voters choose an electorate every four years whose sole duty is to choose the president and vice president.
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implied powers
- Unstated political authority conferred by the United States Constitution to the federal government.
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