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Constitutional Convention

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    Review of the Constitutional Convention.
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  • In what year was the Constitution was written?
    1787
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  • What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
    To revise the Articles of Confederation
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  • What plan suggested that representation in Congress be based on equality; favored by the small states?
    New Jersey
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  • What plan suggested representation based on population; supported by the large states?
    Virginia
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  • Explain how the Great Compromise solved the issue of representation in Congress.
    Created a bicameral Congress. 2 Senators per state and in the House of Representatives based on population
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  • What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do?
    it solved how the issue of slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes
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  • What are the 3 branches of government?
    Legislative, executive and judicial
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  • Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
    James Madison
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  • Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
    George Washington
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  • People who supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and who favored a stronger national government were known as?
    Federalists
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  • People who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution because it failed to include a Bill of Rights were known as?
    Anti-Federalists
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  • What were the Federalist Papers?
    Series of essays written by Hamilton, Madison and John Jay to persuade Americans to ratify the Constitution
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  • What is the job of the legislative branch and who is charge of it?
    To make the laws; Congress
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  • Who is in charge of the executive branch and what is their duty?
    President; enforce the laws
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  • Who is in charge of the judicial branch and what is their duty?
    Supreme Court; interpret the laws
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  • What does bicameral mean?
    two houses
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