- Agreement that helped to solve the differences among delegates at the Constitutional Convention by establishing a Bicameral legislature.
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New Jersey Plan
Separation of powers
Great Compromise
XYZ Affair
- Plan of Government that was written to protect the interests of the smaller states.
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Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
Itty bitty
New Jersey Plan
- First Ten Amendments to the Constitution.
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Bill of Rights
Reserved Powers
Concurrent powers
Precedents
- Powers not given to the federal government but granted to the people or to the state governments.
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Delegated Powers
Judicial Powers
Concurrent Powers
Reserved Powers
- Event that occurred in October 1797 that caused relations between France and the United States to worsen.
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Great Compromise
XYZ Affair
ABC Affair
CBS Affair
- Division of political powers and duties among different branches of government.
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Concurrent Powers
James Powers
Separation of Powers
Reserved Powers
- Term used to describe actions taken by President Washington that served as models for later Presidents.
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Washington Rules
Precedents
Concurrent Powers
XYZ Affair
- Member of the first presidential cabinet and the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Henry Knox
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
- Branch of government that interprets and applies the Constitution and the laws passed by Congress.
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Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Oak Branch
Executive Branch
- Branch of Government that carries out laws made by Congress.
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Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Big Stick Branch
Judicial Branch
- The head of the Executive Branch of the federal government is...
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Your Mom
The President
Congress
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- The government of the United States is based upon the idea of ...
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NFL Parity
Constitutional Supremacy
Legislative Supremacy
Executive Supremacy
- Many of the differences among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were settled by ...
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Compromises
Edmund Randolph
Boycotts
Play-off Games
- The chief dispute at the Constitutional Convention was over the way in which the states would be represented in the ...
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Judicial Branch
Maple Branch
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
- The Congress of the United States is a ...
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Unicameral Legislature
Single-house Legislature
Three-house Legislature
Bicameral Legislature
- One of the first actions taken by the new Congress was to ...
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Add a system of checks and balances to the Constitution.
Elect George Washington to the presidency.
Vote for a missle defense system.
Write the Bill of Rights.
- The power of Congress to make laws can be checked by the President through the President's use of ...
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Compromise.
The Elastic Clause.
The Spandex Clause.
A Veto.
- The Constitution gave the power to enlarge the federal court system to ...
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Congress.
Weight Watchers.
The Supreme Court.
The President.
- The Sedition Act was passed to ...
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Stop the Republicans from criticizing the Federalists.
Increase Immigration.
Help finance the national debt.
Stop the Democrats from raising taxes.
- Alexander Hamilton called for the federal government to fund the states' Revolutionary War debts by ...
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Forgiving all debt.
Levying taxes and placing high tariffs on imported goods.
Borrowing money from rich Americans.
Borrowing money from foreign countries.