| A | B |
|---|
| James Madison | "Father of Constitution" |
| Virginia Plan | Favored proportional representation in the legislature |
| New Jersey plan | Favored equal representation in the legislature |
| Articles of Confederation | Constitution that established weak federal gov't with most power reserved for states |
| William Few | Georgia signer of the Constituion |
| Abraham Baldwin | Georgia signer of the Constitution |
| William Houstoun | attended Constitutional convention from Georgia |
| William Pierce | attended Constitutional convention from Georgia |
| North | favored protective tariffs |
| South | against protective tariffs |
| Great Compromise | provided for a bicameral legislature: representation equal in one house and proportional in the other |
| 3/5s Compromise | determined that 5 slaves would count as 3 to determine representation in Congress |
| Bill of Rights | Some anti-federalists would not approve a constitution without the promise of this |
| Bicameral | 2 house |
| Unicameral | 1 house |
| GA Constituion of 1777 | unicameral;legislative branch had broad powers |
| GA Constituion of 1789 | created bicameral legislature called the General Assembly |
| preamble | discusses the purpose of the Cosntitution |
| Article 1 | creates the legislative branch |
| Article 2 | Creates the executive branch |
| amend | change |
| ratify | accept |
| Article 3 | creates judicial branch |
| Article 4 | discusses relations among states |
| Article 5 | Describes how to amend Constitution |
| Article 6 | Says Constitution is supreme law of land |
| Article 7 | Discusses procedure to ratify Constitution |
