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This was the first constitution of the United States

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

This document Sets out the laws and principles of a Government

• Constitution

• Article

• Bill

• Instruction booklet

Benjamin Franklin was a ___________ representing Pennsylvania At the Constitutional Convention

• Dude

• Delegate

• Leader

• Anti-Federalist

Which of the Following were compromises in the Constitutional Convention (choose all that apply)

• 3/5

• Connecticut

• Commerce Clause

• Missouri

• Compromise of 1850

 Introduction and statement of goals and purposes of the government. (the first part of the Constitution)

• 7 Articles
• Principle of the Constitution
• Federalism
• Preamble

Believed a strong central government would become abusive, just like the one they had broken away from.

• Federalists
• Anti Federalist

Believed that the Constitution created a central government that was too strong and that it would inevitably infringe on personal liberties

• Anti Federalists 
• Federalists

2 houses in legislature

• Unicameral 
• Autocracy
• Bicameral

The Three-Fifths Compromise concerned which issue below?

• counting of slaves for determining representation and taxation
• the establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies
• the counting of rights for states in the Bill of Rights

Created two houses of Congress, one based on population and the other gave equal representation to each state

• 3/5 Compromise
• Great Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Compromise of 1820