Constitution Review

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What were some successes of the Articles of Confederation?

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United the 13 Colonies during the Revolution and the Northwest Ordinances

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What did Shay's Rebellion expose about the Articles of Confederation?

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The Federal Government was too weak

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What did the Federalist want?

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To ratify (approve) the Constitution and have a stronger central government

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What did the Anti-Federalist want? Options: To ratify the Constitution as it was., A strong Federal Government, A Bill of Rights to protect individual and states rights., To replace the Constitution with the Articles of Confederation

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A Bill of Rights to protect individual and states rights.

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These essays were meant to convince the people of the U.S. not to fear a strong nation government.

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Federalist Papers

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Identify​ the parts of the Virginia Plan.

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Also called the Large State Plan, bicameral legislature with population based representation, strong national government.

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Identify the New Jersey Plan

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Also called the Small State Plan, it established a single legislature with equal representation, similar to the Articles of Confederation.

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What was the Great Compromise also known as the Connecticut Plan?

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Combined parts of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans to create a bicameral legislature with one house with equal representation and one with population representation

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What was the 3/5th's Compromise?

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To appease Southern slave owners, gave them more representation in the Legislature. 3 out of every 5 slave could be counted for population.

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Describe the structure of the government under the Constitution.

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3 Branches; the Executive, Legislative and Judicial.