1785: mt. vernon conferences
1786: annapolis convention
1787: the constitutional convention
3/5th compromise
anti-federalists
bicameral
checks and balances
count monte squieu: spirit of laws
electoral college
electors
executive compromise
federalists
george washington
governor morris
great compromise
hamilton,jay, madison, washington
james madison: virginia plan
jefferson henry
jeffsonian vs. hamiltonian debate
lower house (hor)
roger sherman: connecticut plan
separation of powers
slave compromise
the commercial compromise
the executive branch
the judicial branch
the legislative branch
upper house: senate
us congress
william paterson:new jersey plan