*federal government*
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SECTION 1:
“legislative branch”
“create + change law”
bicameral congress:
house of representatives
senate
“executive branch”
“Enforce Law”
“Administration of State Bureaucracy”
President
“judicial branch”
“Determine validity of law”
Supreme Court
SECTION 2:
the “3/5 compromise”
slaves are considered to be “3/5” of a person
(the southern states wanted to consider slaves “whole people” for representation + tax distribution purposes)
(the northern states called them out on this hypocritical self-serving stance)
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