Constitutional Convention and Articles of Confederation

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The Three-Fifths Compromise was a major issue debated at the Constitutional Convention.

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A major issue debated at the Constitutional Convention.

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The Articles of Confederation had no federal courts to settle disputes between states.

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A specific weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

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The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with the issue of slavery.

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What the Three-Fifths Compromise addressed.

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The plan that best completed the chart for state representation was the Great Compromise.

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The Great Compromise.

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Representation in the House of Representatives

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Southern states wanted each enslaved person to be counted for this reason.

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Representation in the Senate

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Not settled by the Three-Fifths Compromise.

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To limit the powers of the bigger states

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Not the main reason for creating different branches of government.

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Constitutional principle expressed by "We the People"

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Popular sovereignty

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Role of the executive branch in the federal government

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Responsible for creating laws

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The House of Representatives

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The other house of the United States Congress