Creado por Fernando Carranz
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articles of confederation | This document served as the United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect. |
Daniel shays rebellion | is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. |
constitutional convention | took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America |
virginia plan | a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. |
new jersey plan | was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. |
Great Compromise aka Connecticut Compromise | an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. It retained the bicameral legislature as proposed by Roger Sherman, along with proportional representation in the lower house, but required the upper house to be weighted equally between the states. Each state would have two representatives in the upper house. |
Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise | The Slave Trade Compromise resolved the controversial issue of Commerce relating to the Slave Trade that emerged at the Constitutional Convention. that was held between May 25, 1787 - September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia. |
3/5 compromise | Three-fifths Compromise was enacted. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia that year accepted a plan offered by James Madison determining a state's representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. The issue of how to count slaves split the delegates into two groups. |
Electoral College | Electoral College is the institution that elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. The President and Vice President are not elected directly by the voters. Instead, they are elected by "electors" who are chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis. |
Federalists | the term federalist describes several political beliefs around the world. Also, it may refer to the concept of parties; its members or supporters called themselves Federalists. |
Anti-Federalists | were a diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution. |
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