Checks and Balances

Checks and BalancesBy: Jaia DaughtryInspiration Inc. CEO

Chapter 5 Section 3:In this era, the creating of the constitution began with improving the articles of confederation.

In the beginning

There were many steps taken to reach the System of Checks & Balances. The Great CompromiseThree- Fifths CompromiseFederalismChecks & BalancesAll in AllThe Great CompromiseThe Virginia Plan The New Jersey Plan The Great Compromise Itself

Three-Fifths Compromise

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The Virginia Plan:Gave more power to National GovernmentAllowed a Bicameral LegislatureThe number in both houses was based on the populationThe Great Compromise

The New Jersey Plan:Gave more power to state governmentAllowed a Unicameral LegislatureThe number of representatives is equal from each stateThe Great Compromise

The Great Compromise:Allowed a Bicameral Legislature.The number of representatives was based on the state population in lower house.The number of representatives was equal from each state in upper house.The Great Compromise

Three-Fifths Compromise:Under this agreement, only three-fifths of a states slave population would count when determining representation.Three-Fifths Compromise

Popular SovereigntyThe idea that political authority belongs to the people.Federalist GovernmentFederalism: The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country.Checks & BalancesLegislative Branch: Also called Congress, is responsible for proposing and passing laws.Executive Branch: Includes the president and the departments that help run the governmentJudicial Branch: Made up of all the national courts.Checks & Balances: Keeps any branch of government from becoming to powerful.

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