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| Articles of Confederation | America's first form of government |
| Articles of Confederation | gave states more power, established only a legislative brance, not power to tax, one vote for each state |
| Three-fifths Compromise | slaves counted 3/5ths of a person when determining congressional representation |
| George Washington | chairman of the constitutional convention |
| James Madison | "Father of the Constitution" |
| Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) | established 2 chambers of congress |
| Senate | representation is equal |
| House of Representation | based on population |
| James Madison | author of the Bill of Rights |
| Constitution | supreme law of the land |
| Preamble of the Constitution | "We, the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility...," |
| legislative, executive, judicial | three branches of government |
| checks and balances | the power to make sure one branch doesn't get too much power |
| Anti-federalists | opposed the ratification of the Constitution |
| Federalists | supported the ratification of the Constitution |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | written by Thomas Jefferson; outlawed a government sponsored church or religion |
| Declaration of Rights | written by George Mason |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments of the Constitution |
| Virginia Plan | authored by James Madison; proposed three separate branches (legislative, executive, judicial) |
| Federlist Papers | series of essays to persuade others to ratify the Constitution |
