| A | B |
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| New Jersey Plan | plan presented by William Patterson that supported the smaller states |
| Three-fifths Compromise | compromise of the number of slaves that would be counted as population in the states |
| judicial branch | part of the government that decides if the laws are carried out fairly |
| compromise | settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement |
| James Madison | most influential member of the Constitutional Convention |
| legislative branch | part of the government that passes laws |
| Great Compromise | Roger Sherman's plan at the Constitutional Convention for a two-house legislature |
| executive branch | part of the government that carries out the laws |
| Roger Sherman | person who worked out a compromise between the larger states and smaller states |
| Constitutional Convention | meeting of delegates from twelve states who wrote a Constitution for the US in 1787 |
| Virginia Plan | plan of a new government proposed by James Madison and Edmund Randolph |
