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delegate

A person who represents, or acts for, others at a meeting such as a convention or a conference. 55 of these people from 12 states (not including Rhode Island) met in Philadelphia in 1787 for the Constitutional Convention.

Constitutional Convention

Meeting of 55 delegates from 12 states (not including Rhode Island) in Philadelphia in 1787 to fix the Articles of Confederation, who later decided on writing a new Constitution.

Framers

Refers to the leaders who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and wrote the U.S. Constitution.

James Madison

A delegate to the Constitutional Convention, he developed the Virginia Plan. He was also the 4th president of the United States.

Virginia Plan

A proposal by James Madison at the Constitutional Convention, which proposed a federal system of government with three different branches. Although not all aspects of this plan were adopted, it formed the basis of the new Constitution.

federal system/federalism

When a nation's powers are divided between a central government and the governments of individual states.

federal govenment

The national government, or central government, in a federal system. The U.S. government today.

branches

Three parts of a government, including the legislative, executive, and judicial parts.

legislative branch/legislature

They make the bills (proposal), which later turn into laws. In the U.S. government, it is called Congress and is made up of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives.

bill

A proposed law.

executive branch

The branch that enforces, or carries out, the laws. In the U.S. federal government, the president of the United States is the head.

judicial branch

The branch that manages disputes of law and interprets the laws (explains the meaning) and runs the court system. The Supreme Court is the highest of this branch.

New Jersey Plan

A proposal by William Paterson, it called for a single house in the legislature and for each state to have one vote. This idea of equal representation would give small states like New Jersey as much power as the large states.

Roger Sherman

He proposed the Great Compromise, which became the framework for the U.S. Congress, having the House of Representatives (with proportional representation) and the Senate (with equal representation).

compromise

An agreement between two or more parties to settle a difficult issue. This is often done by mutual concessions, or by each side giving up something they want.

Great Compromise

The legislature would have two houses, and in one house, the Senate, each state would have the same number of representatives (equal representation). In the other house, the House of Representatives, the number of representatives would be based on population (proportional representation).

Senate

A house of Congress, every state has two people who sit in this house to make laws.

House of Representatives

A house of Congress, each state has an amount of people based upon the population of that statee who sit in this house to make laws.

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What was a result of the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

According to the Great Compromise, there would be two national legislatures in a bicameral Congress. Members of the House of Representatives would be allocated according to each state's population and elected by the people.

What was the result of the Great Compromise quizlet?

The Great Compromise combined the best attributes of the Virginia and New Jersey plans. The House of Representatives was established based upon population which made the big states happy and the Senate was established by giving all states 2 Senators which made the small states happy.

What was one result of the Great Compromise?

The Great Compromise of 1787 gave larger states representation in the lower house according to population, and the smaller states attained equal representation in the upper house.

What did the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention lead to quizlet?

The most important structural outcome of the Great Compromise was: The creation of a bicameral national legislature, with each chamber representing a different type of political actor. The partial counting of slaves increased the number of representatives Southern states were given in the House of Representatives.