| A | B |
|---|
| Where was the Constitutional Convention held and why? | Philadelphia & to improve the Articles of Confederation |
| Virginia Plan | Give sovereignty or power to cental government |
| New Jersy Plan | Called for a uni-cameral one-house legislature |
| Great Compromise | Agreement to create two-house legislature |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Only three fifths of state's slave population counted for representation |
| Popular Sovereignty | Ideal that political power belongs to the people |
| Federalsim | Sharing of power between cental government and the states |
| Checks and Balances | Keeps any branch of government from getting too powerful |
