Constitution/Constitutional Convention

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Equality, freedom, sovereignty (by people, power resides with them), progress, individualism (choice), pride (patriotism)

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American Democracy

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The idea of government located in one place managing an entire country.

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Central government

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The organization through which political authority is exercised at the state level, government of a specific state.

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State Government

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The document which established the present federal government of the United States and outlined its powers. It can be changed through amendments.

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Constitution

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Group of delegates who drafted the United States Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787.

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Framers of the Constitution

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The meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution.

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Constitutional Convention

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"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress.

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Virginia Plan

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"Small State" proposal for the new constitution, calling for a single seat in a unicameral Congress.

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New Jersey Plan

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A legislature with only one legislative chamber

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Unicameral Legislature

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A legislature with two legislative chambers

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Bicameral Legislature