| A | B |
| section of government that applies the laws | executive branch |
| law-making body composed of two houses | bicameral legislature |
| section of government that makes laws | legislative branch |
| section of government that decides if laws have been violated | judicial branch |
| law-making body composed of one house | unicameral legislature |
| created the House of Representatives and the Senate | Great Compromise |
| endorsed a bicameral legislature based on population only | Virginia Plan |
| divided powers of federal government | separation of powers |
| called for each state to have an equal vote in a unicameral legislature | New Jersey Plan |
| set up formula for counting enslaved people | 3/5 compromise |
| supporters of the Constitution | Federalists |
| opponents of the Constitution | Anti-Federalists |
| special interest group | faction |
| set of individual freedoms protected by the Constitution | Bill of Rights |