Soc.St. 5-3

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This was held in May 1787, to discuss ways to improve the Articles of Confederation

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Constitutional Convention

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This plan proposed creating a national government with a two-house legislature with representation determined only by population

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Virginia Plan

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This delegate played an instrumental role in the drafting of the Constitution, also known as the Father of the Constitution.

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James Madison

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He was the NJ delegate who presented the small state plan

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William Patterson

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This agreement ended the debate between large and small states.

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Great Compromise

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Delegates looked to this system to establish the sharing of power between national and state governments.

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federalism

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This branch of government is responsible for proposing and passing laws.

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Legislative Branch

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This refers to the idea that political power rests in the hands of the people.

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popular sovereignty

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This agreement determined how slaves would be counted for representation and placed a ban on asking for an end to the slave trade.

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Three-fifths Compromise

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This system was designed to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

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checks and balances