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In the year ____, delegates met in the city of ______ to revise the Articles of Confederation.

1787.


New York.



The delegates chose _____________ to be the presiding officer.



George Washington



Although two plans were proposed at the Constitutional Convention, the __________ Plan was accepted as the framework for debate.

Virginia Plan.

What did the Virginia Plan propose?

This plan proposed that the power of government be divided into 3 branches, and representation in the legislature be based upon population.

The Connecticut Compromise is also known as the

Great Compromise

What did the Connecticut Compromise do?

It solved the issue of representation in the legislature.



According to the Connecticut Compromise, the national legislature would have ____ houses.

2

One house is based by the number of delegates on states'

population while the other states would have equal representation.

The Three-Fifths Compromised described

5 enslaved persons would count as 3 free men.

The new Constitution provoked for a _____________ among three branches of the federal government.

Seperation of government

The function of the legislative branch is to

keep the president from having too much power

The function of the executive branch is to

implement and enforce the laws

The function of the judicial branch is to

interpret the laws and render judgments.