USI.7b Confederation to Constitution

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Large states wanted all states ____.

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to have representation in government based on population

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Small states wanted all states ____.

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to be represented equally in government

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One issue the delegates of the Constitutional Convention debated over was how ___ and ___ states should be represented in government.

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large - small

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Anti-Federalists wanted the new national government to have _____ power.

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less

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Federalists wanted the new national government to have _____ power.

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more

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One issue the delegates of the Constitutional Convention debated over was how much power should be given to the _____

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national government

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In a federal system of government, power is shared between _____?

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state and national governments

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State and National government share powers in a ___.

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federal system of government

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Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

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What led to the effort to draft a new constitution? Options: weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation, requirements from Great Britain, strengths of the Articles of Confederation, pressure from George Washington

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weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation