| A | B |
|---|
| Articles of Confederation | a firm league of friendship, among the states a plan of gov't |
| Ratification | a formal approval/ acceptance |
| Presiding Officer | a chairperson |
| Framers | delegates attending Philadelphia Convention |
| Virginia Plan | call for new gov't w/ 3 sep branches, bi-cameral legislature |
| New Jersey Plan | plan of gov't w/ unicameral legislature |
| Connecticut Compromise | plan where Congress = 2 houses: Senate = equal representation House = population representation |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | all "free" persons should be counted, slaves = 3/5 person |
| Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise | Congress was forbidden to fax the exportation of any good from any State also forbidden to act on any slave trade for at least 20 yrs |
| Federalists | group that favored ratification of the Const |
| Anti-Federalists | group that opposed ratification of the Const |
| Quorum | a majority |
