The Constitiurtion
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- Federal and State Governments
- collect taxes and pass laws
- New Jersey Plan
- gave two representatives for each state
- Legislative, Executive and Judicial
- Three branches of the Federal Government
- republic
- the kind of government where the people elect the representatives- we had this after the Revolutionary War,
- Preamble
- Beginnng of the Constitution, stated that the goal was to make a better United STates
- petition
- formal request signed by a number of people
- Federal Gavernment
- Powers - to coin money, declare war, and make treaties
- Virgian Plan
- number of representatives was based on the number of people in each state
- Checks and Balances
- system to protect that no one branch of the government gets too powerful
- amendment
- an addition made to our constitution
- George Washinton
- voted president of the Constitution
- The Great Compomise
- created the House of Represetative and Senate
- representative
- a person sent to represent his state or territory
- compromise
- to settle a disagreement by each side giving up a part of what they want
- Constitutional Convention
- meeting to discuss problems between the states
- Sept.17, 1787
- The date that the Constitution was signed
- James Madison
- "Father of the Constitution"
- State Government
- Powers - to set up local governmets and public schools, and to run elections
- Executive Branch
- President - carries out the laws
- privilege
- a special benefit enjoyed under special conditions
- Bill of Rights
- First 10 amendments (changes) of the Constitution
- Legislative Branch
- Congress- make the laws
- delegates
- a person elected or chosen to act for a group of people
- Judicial Branch
- Supreme Court - decides the meaning of the laws
- right
- something that is allowed by law