| A | B |
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| Constitution | A governing document outlining government and laws |
| Constitutional Convention | Meeting of Delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to decide how America should be governed |
| Shays Rebellion | Series of armed attacks on government building in protest of high taxes |
| Delegates | A representative from each state chosen to make choices in the best interest of the states |
| Virginia Plan | Constitutional plan that called for a bicameral legislative branch with representation based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | Constitutional plan that called for a unicameral legislative branch with equal representation |
| Great Compromise | Created a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives and a Senate |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Compromise that allowed for three out of five enslaved people to count for representation in Congress |
| Electoral College Compromise | Compromise that set up the indirect election of the President by having state legislatures cast the final vote |
| Federalism | Division of power between the national government and the state governments |
| Ratification | Formal approval of a contract, in this case the U.S. Constitution |
