Constitution Vocabulary W1

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A loose alliance of states

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Confederation

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Representative of a state

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Delegate

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Two houses: The House of Representatives and Senate

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Bicameral Legislature

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To formally approve and pass

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Ratification

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A rebellion of farmers angry over taxes proved that the Articles of Confederation was too weak and needed to be changed.

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Shays Rebellion

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Established a way to create new states; prevented slavery from existing in the Ohio River Valley

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Northwest Ordinance

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Created a bicameral legislature where representation was based on a state's population

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Virginia Plan

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The number of representatives your state has is related to their total population. More population= more representatives

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Proportional Representation

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Northern and Southern delegates argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation, the result of this debate was the -

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Three-fifths compromise

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This plan created a unicameral legislature where each state was represented equally.

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New Jersey Plan