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10 Cards in this Set
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The Continental Congress began writing this plan for a government jof the new United States.
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Articles of Confederation
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The location where some state leaders met in 1786 because they were becoming concerned that the new United States would not survive.
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Annapolis, Maryland
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The location where a large convention was held in 1787 to discuss problems facing the new government.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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An important Virginian who felt that the states needed a strong central government. His ideas formed the Virginia Plan.
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James Madison
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The ideas of James Madison that included having a legislature with two main chambers, or houses.
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Virginia Plan
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When two sides each give up some of their demands in an argument, it is called a....
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Compromise
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The agreement of the representatives so that there would be a two-house legislature. One would be based on population, and the other would not.
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Great Compromise
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To make a change to the constitution is to...
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Amend
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To formally adopt a change in the constitution.
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Ratify
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The first ten amendments are known as the...
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Bill of Rights
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