Articles, Amendments, and Influences

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A written change to the Constitution

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Amendment

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To change or add to

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Amend

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First US constitution did not work, it gave the states too much power.

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1776 the Articles of Confederation

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Protesters led by Daniel Shays upset they couldn’t pay their debts, showed how weak the Articles of Confederation was.

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Shays Rebellion

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Slaves counted as 3/5th’s of the population

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3/5 Compromise

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Great Compromise consisted of ____plan and ____plan.

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Virginia, New Jersey

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Large state plan proposed representation based on population.

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Virginia Plan

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Small state plan proposed equal representation among all states.

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New Jersey Plan

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What was the name of the compromise that created a bi-cameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?

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Great Compromise

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-Passing by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress -Ratified by the legislatures of conventions in three- fourths of the states -__________________________________________?

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Becomes an amendment to the US Constitution