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History..
Term | Definition |
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Shays Rebellion | Proved the central government was weak because of the Articles of Confederation |
Where and how many men met to change the Articles of Confederation | Philadelphia, 55 men |
George Washington | Chairman of the constitutional convention |
James Madison | father of constitution |
Who said "I smell a rat"? | Patrick Henry |
What is the constitution sometimes called? | Bundle of Compromises |
Should the State Governments or the Federal (National) Government have more power? | Federal (national) took 6 weeks to decide |
What did delegates from small states want? | All states to have the same number of representatives in Congress |
What did delegates from large states want? | Large states to have more representatives than small states |
What was the Great Compromise made up of? | Legislative Branch (congress) |
What is the Legislative branch made up of? | Upper house (senate) and lower house (House of representatives |
Upper House (senate) | Gave each state equal representation (2) |
Lower House (house of representatives) | representation is based on population |