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| Constitutional Convention | A meeting of delegates from all 13 colonies to discuss problems between the states |
| Virginia Plan | Plan of government that said that the central gov't should have 3 branches |
| Legislative branch | Lawmaking body-make laws and raise money foe the country |
| Executive branch | Headed by one president whose role would be to carry out lthe laws made by Congress |
| Judicial branch | Decides, or interprets, the meaning of laws |
| Supreme Court | The body of judges that head the Supreme Court |
| New Jersey Plan | Plan of government presented by the smaller states that gave all states the same number of representatives |
| Great Compromise | Stated that Congress would have 2 houses- one based on the states population and the other would have same number of representatives from every state |
| House of Representatives | Number of each state's representatives would be based on population which favored the larger states |
| Senate | Each state would have 2 representatives ,which favored the smaller states |
| Alexander Hamilton | He wrote a letter inviting delegates from all 13 states to the Constitutional Convention |
| James Madison | Delegate from Virginia |
| George Mason | A delegate who helped write Virginia's constitution |
| Roger Sherman | Delegate from Connecticutt who proposed the Great Compromise |
