RETAKE Creating the Constitution

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The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.

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The Great Compromise

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An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths a person when determining a state's population for representation in the House of Representatives.

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The Three-Fifths Compromise

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Why did the delegates gather in Philadelphia in 1787?

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To amend the Articles of Confederation

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Which plan did smaller states support during the Constitutional Convention for legislative representation?

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Equal representation for each state.

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Which option is NOT a part of the Great Compromise? Options: Congress will have an Upper House and Lower House, There will be Three Branches of Government, Congress will be based only on population, Senate will have equal representation from all states.

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Congress will be based only on population

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Americans feared that a ______ could result in oppression.

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powerful central government

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The delegates kept their discussions secret so as to

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ensure that everyone would speak their minds freely

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After Shay's rebellion, America decided that--

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They needed a stronger national government.

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Which state was the last to ratify the Constitution?

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Rhode Island