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| Constitutional Convention. |
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| 1787 meeting in which the U.S. constitution was created. |
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| People who helped create the U.S. constitution. |
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| Prominent adviser to the constitutional convention. |
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| Proposal for a two-house legislature with rep. according to each states population or wealth. |
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| Proposal for a legislature in which each state would have one vote. |
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| agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal rep. |
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| agree that 3/5 of a states slave pop. will be counted for representation and taxation. |
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| government department department that enforced law. |
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| government that enforces laws. |
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| The ability of each brance of govt. to exercise checks, or controls over the other branches. |
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