Ch7. Bell Ringer 12/17

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Which important constitutional principle is illustrated by these excerpts? Article I: All legislative powers...shall vested in a Congress of The United States... Article II: The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America... Article III: The judicial power of the USA, shall be vested in one Supreme Court...

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separation of powers

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At the Constitutional Convention, how did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan?

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The New Jersey Plan favored equal representation for each state in a Congress.

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Which disagreement led to the “Three-Fifths” Compromise?

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Delegates at the Constitutional Convention debated whether to count enslaved people in calculating a state’s representation in Congress or the taxes it should pay to the federal government.

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The diagram below describes how laws are handled in the United States. Which important Constitutional principle is reflected in the diagram below?

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separation of powers