Creating the Constitution Vocab

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To pass or approve

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Ratify

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First failed US government form?

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Articles of Confederation

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First 10 amendments protecting freedoms

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Bill of Rights

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Constitution

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A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government.

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A country governed by elected representatives

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Republic

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Americans who supported ratification of the Constitution were called...

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Federalists

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Opponents of the Constitution's ratification due to central government power were called...

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Anti-Federalists

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Slaves counted as a fraction based on this compromise:

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The three Fifths Compromise

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Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention settled dispute over:

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representation in Congress

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Meeting to write and decide the constitution

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The Constitutional Convention