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Chapter 3 Vocab

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1Federalists papers.s a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution
2Constitutional Conventionaddressed problems about the government in america.
3Virginia Planproposal for bicameral legislative system.
4New Jersey Plancalled for two houses of congress
5Connecticut Compromiseagreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution
6Federalistsadvocate of federalism
73/5th Compromisehow the slaves were counted
8Anti Federalistswere a group of diverse individuals that formed to oppose the ratification (passage) of the new federal Constitution in 1787.
9Slave trade compromiserestricted the counting of slaves
10Electoral Collegeinstitution that elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years.
11Founding Fathers]ndividuals of the Thirteen British Colonies in North America who led the American Revolution against the authority of the British Crown and established the United States of America. It is also used more narrowly, referring specifically to those who either signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 or who were delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and took part in drafting the proposed Constitution of the United States.