Constitution Day 3

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The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

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Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

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Why did states with a larger population support the Virginia Plan?

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it allowed them to have more representatives in Congress

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Why did states with a smaller population support the New Jersey Plan?

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it allowed all states to have an equal number of representatives

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Which two houses make up the BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE of the United States that creates laws?

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Senate and House of Representatives

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The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

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How slaves should be counted for representation

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One result of Shays' Rebellion was

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the realization that the national government was weak.

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First government for America. It said that congress could negotiate treaties and declare war, but there was no executive or judicial branch included.

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Articles of Confederation

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When a territory gained _____ free adult people, it could write a Constitution and apply to the U.S. government to become a state

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