Constitutional Convention 2024

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The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? Created a one house legislature, Postponed the conversation about slavery, Added the Bill of Rights to protect newly found freedoms, Created a two house legislature - one based on population and one in which states would be equal

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Created a two house legislature - one based on population and one in which states would be equal

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In which part of Congress does each state have equal representation?

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Senate

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What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? Options: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights

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The Constitution

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Many Anti-Federalists were afraid that ________would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

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strong central government

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What does ratification mean?

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to approve

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The original goal of the Constitutional Convention was to...

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revise and improve the Articles of Confederation.

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-Feared a strong central government
-Wanted more power with state governments
-Believed a Bill of Rights needed to be added to the Constitution

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Anti-Federalists

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The Constitutional Convention took place in what year?

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1787

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How slaves would be counted in each state's population was decided in which compromise?

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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This compromise combined ideas in the New Jersey and Virginia plan to create a 2-house Legislative branch

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Great Compromise