Unit 2A-Forming a New Nation

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Which compromise involved counting slaves as part of the population?

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The Three-Fifths Compromise

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What was the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

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The states had too much power, and the national government did not have enough power.

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What did the Great Compromise do?

Back

It created a Senate and a House of Representatives.

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How was Benjamin Franklin's significant at the Constitutional Convention?

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He helped with the Great Compromise.

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What did the Three Fifth Compromise determine?

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Three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.

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What was a key issue at the Constitutional Convention?

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Representation in Congress

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What was one of the most important issues discussed at the Constitutional Convention?

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The number of representative per state (Great Compromise)

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The House of Representatives is based on.....

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population

Front

Which part of the government is described as having a two-house law-making body?

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The Great Compromise (House and the Senate)

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What is the role of the House of Representatives in the Great Compromise?

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To allow representatives based on population