Constitutional Convention

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A meeting in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania State House in 1787 that produced a new constitution

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Constitutional Convention

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The delegates unanimously selected ______ __________ as presiding officer of the convention

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George Washington

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Delegate from Virginia; proposed the Virginia Plan

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James Madison

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Combined Virginia and New Jersey Plan for legislature

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Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)

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Counted slaves as three-fifths of a person when a state's population was calculated

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Enforces laws; led by one President

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Executive Branch

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Interprets laws; led by the Supreme Court

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Judicial Branch

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Makes laws; consists of House and Senate

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Legislative Branch

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39 delegates signed the Constitution on September 17, ____

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1787

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Agreement where each side gives up part of what it wants in order to benefit all

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Compromise