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12 Cards in this Set
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What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention
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to revise the articles of confederation
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Why is James Madison called "the Father of the Constitution"
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his ideas to structure the demoratic government influced the delegates
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Why did the delegates keep thier debates secret
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they wanted to speak thier minds freely and be able to explore issues without pressures from the outside
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How would the legislature differ under the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
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NJP - one house in the legislature and ony one vote per state
VP - 2 houses and votes determined by populuation so larger states had more votes |
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What was Roger Sherman's main contrinution to the Convention
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Worked out he compromise that entailed the lower house (House of Reps) had # of reps based on population and upper house (Senate) each state has 2 representatives
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How was the dispute between states over the question of the slave population resolved?
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3/5s compromise - 3/5 of the slave population would be counted in population used for # of House of Representative seats
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What were the Northern and Southern positions on oulawing the slave trade
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North wanted to ban slave trade while the sotherners wanted to keep it. Southerners argued that outlawing slave trade would harm thier economy.
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How was the dispute between Northern and Southern about slave trade resolved
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North agreed that congress could not outlaw slave trade for at least 20 years AND that slaves would have to be returned to thier owners
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How would the Constinution be approved and go into effect
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it called upon each state to hold a convention to approve or reject the plan
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branch that psses laws (Congress)
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Legislative branch
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branch of government that carries out laws (president)
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executive branch
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Branch that decides if laws are carried out fairly (Court)
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judicial branch
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