Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcard

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A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government

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Constitution

Front

Group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose electors

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Electoral College

Front

a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed

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Northwest Ordinance

Front

A series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the US Constitution

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Federalist Papers

Front

a country governed by elected representatives

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Republic

Front

An agreement at the Constitutional Convention stating enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

Front

the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

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checks and balances