Const. Flashcard 1 Vocab

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Checks and Balances

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Method by which each branch monitors the power of the other branches

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Federalism

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Sharing of power between state and national government

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3/5 Compromise

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Solved how to count slave population for taxation and representation.

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Articles of Confederation

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First national constitution, one-house legislature, weak federal government

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Living Document

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Can be amended to change with the times

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James Madison

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Father of the Constitution

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Separation of Powers

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Division of governmental power between branches

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Preamble: Opening statement of the Constitution, explaining the founders' intent.

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Opening statement of the Constitution, explains why the founders wrote it.

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Great Compromise:

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Created a two-house legislature.

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DELEGATED powers belong to:

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Federal