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Drafting the Constitution

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Shay's Rebellion   Massachusetts farmers led by Daniel Shays protest protest increased state taxes.  
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James Madison   Virginia delegate known as the father of the Constitution  
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Roger Sherman   Creates the Connecticut Plan or the Great Compromise to solve the debate over large and small state population  
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Three-Fifths Compromise   Called for three-fifths of a state's slaves to be counted as population  
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federalism   When the national government and state governments share power  
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legislative branch   makes the laws  
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executive branch   carries out the laws  
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judicial branch   interprets the laws  
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checks and balances   To prevent one branch from dominating others.  
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electoral college   A group of electors would cast ballots for presidential candidates  
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