Creating the Constitution

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Political power rests in the hands of the people

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popular sovereignty

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This was held in May 1787 to discuss ways to improve the Articles of Confederation

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Constitutional Convention

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the sharing of power between the federal government and the states

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federalism

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This plan proposed creating a national government with a two-house legislature with representation determined only by population

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Virginia Plan

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this delegate played an instrumental role in the drafting of the Constitution

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James Madison

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those in favor of a strong national government

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federalists

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He was the New Jersey delegate who presented the small-state plan

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William Paterson

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This delegate from Connecticut supported a compromise of the small and large state plans often called the Connecticut Compromise

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Roger Sherman

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This agreement ended the debate between large and small states

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The Great Compromise

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This agreement determined how slaves would be counted for representation

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Three-Fifths Compromise