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Legislature

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A group of people who are chosen by the people to make laws

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Bicameral

Front

A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses

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House of Representatives

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consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population

Back

Unicameral

Front

One-house legislature

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Great Compromise

Front

Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house

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New Jersey Plan

Front

The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.

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Senate

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each state has representation based on equality

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President

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Head of the Executive Branch

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Virginia Plan

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"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress.

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3/5ths Compromise

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allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person as long as the taxes on them had been paid

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