The Great Compromise
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THE GREAT COMPROMISE
- Also known as the Connecticut Compromise.
- It was an agreement created at the Continental Convention in 1787.
- Each state received equal representation when choosing leaders.
THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE
- Was an agreement between the southern/northern delegates.
- Each slave in the south counted as 3/5 of a vote.
- It was a way of helping the south compete with the north.
FEDERALISM
- It is the transfer of power in an organizations.
- Judicial: court systems of local, state and federal governments.
- Executive: responsible for implementing, enforcing and supporting laws made by executive branch.
- Legislative: makes the laws
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
- The institution in which the president and vice president are officially elected.
- There is a representation of each state.
- Voters can't elect president nor vice president.
BILL OF RIGHTS
- The collective name for the first ten amendments.
- Was written by James Madison.
- It was a way of keeping the individual rights of the people.
FEDERALIST VS ANTI-FEDERALIST
- Federalist supported the orginial constitution.
- Anti-Federalist opposed a strong federal government.
- They want more power within the states (anti-federalist)
