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Constitution Convent
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amendment | An addition or change made to the US constitution |
| Article | The constitution is broken up into 7 parts covering a topic known as articles |
| Congress | Is made up of the House Representatives and the Senate. It creates laws. |
| Convention | Meeting held to change or create a constitution. |
| Constitution | Document that creates a government including its structure. |
| Founding fathers | The people who created the U.S. Constitution at the convention e.x: Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & Rufus King. |
| Great compromise | All states get two senators representatives based on population. |
| 3/5 compromise | slaves counted as 3/5 to determine number of representatives. |
| King, Rufus | Mainer that signed the U.S. constitution. |
| Propose | When Congress or states suggest amendments (changes) to the constitution |
| Ratify/Ratification | When states approve a constitution or an amendment to it. |
| Slavery | The buying, and selling, and owning of people. In U.S; it was based on race. |
| Slavery Clauses | Includes 3/5 slave trade and fugitive slave Clauses. |
| Washington | First president of the United States, |