| A | B |
|---|
| 435 | number of TOTAL representatives in the house |
| depends on population | number of representatives per state |
| 2 | number of senators per state |
| 100 | number of senators total |
| preamble | introduction to the Constitution |
| Supreme Court | head of judicial branch |
| president | head of executive branch |
| New Jersey Plan | wanted equal representation |
| Virginia Plan | wanted proportional representation |
| James Madison | father of the Constitution |
| Great Compromise | settled the issue of representation by state |
| can declare war & pass laws | Congress |
| can declare laws unconstitutional | judicial branch |
| constitution | a plan of government |
| checks and balances | keep one branch from getting too powerful |
| federalism | sharing power between national gov't and states |
| three-fifths compromise | settled the argument over how slaves should be counted |
| 4 | length of a presidential term |
| ratify | to approve |
| bicameral | having two houses |
| veto | how the president rejects a law |
| amend | to change |
| 27 | number of amendments (so far) |
| enumerated | powers belonging only to the national government |
| reserved | powers belonging only to the states |
| concurrent | powers shared by federal and state governments |
