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what meeting was held to work out the differences over the commercial navigation of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay

what convention was held in Philadelphia in 1787

what did George Washington do at the Constitutional Convention

what did Benjamin Franklin do at the Convention

"Father of the Constitution"

who wrote the final draft of the Constitution

What was the forerunner of the written constitution in America

emphasized the relationship between the king and the colonies

limited to Massachusetts, but put the fear of anarchy into the hearts of many Americans

Called for a bicameral legislature with representation in both houses based upon state population

called for a unicameral legislature with all states having equal representation

bicameral legislature equal representation upper house two seats for each state, lower house based on state population

combining Virginia and New Jersey Plan

America's first national constitution

where was the Constitutional Convention held

supported the adoption of the constitution, wanted stronger union of states and more effective central government

Youngest delegate

who called for prayer during the Constitutional Convention

practice of drawing district boundaries to favor the party in power

the record of all that is said on the Senate and House floors and role calls on all questions

Congressmen are charged no postage on their official mail

what is a proposed new law

what applies to the nation at large

what only applies to individual citizens or groups of people

who screens the bills for the one's they like and don't like

when the representative votes according to his personal judgement rather than the views of his constituency

when the representative votes according to the desires of his constituency rather than his personal judgement

the congressional monitoring of the bureaucracy to make sure that the laws are being faithfully executed

when a member can get 218 signatures on a petition, h can get his bill out of committee and onto the floor

an attempt to kill a bill by stalling the vote on it

only effective way to prevent a filibuster

when the entire House sits temporarily as one large committee

a temporary committee composed of members of both houses for the purpose of working out a compromise

what does the President do when he wants to stop a bill

what clause gives congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers granted by the Constitution

who over see's the senate when the vice President is absent