US Constitution

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What is a constitution?

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Set of rules outlining what a government can and cannot do.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was a one-house body of delegates called _______________

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Congress

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was weak.

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True

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Why was the national government made weak?

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Different from King George III's oppressive monarchy.

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Delegate definition

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A person authorized to represent others, especially an elected representative at a conference.

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Define "framers"

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A person who shapes or creates a concept, plan, or system.

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Virginia Plan proposed a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.

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True

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Not one of the 13 original colonies?

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Mississippi

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Purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

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Revise the Articles of Confederation.

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Responsible for the Virginia Plan

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James Madison