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| What ? was resolved with the Great Compromise? |
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| Whether the amount of representives a state gets is by its size of population or all equal (ie one per state regardless of population size) |
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| What was the plan supported by large states? by small states? |
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large states = VA Plan
small states = NJ Plan |
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| The VA plan had _________ houses and # of congressmen was determined by _____. |
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Definition
VA Plan
2 houses
# of congressmen decided by size of population of state |
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| The NJ plan had _________ houses and # of congressmen was determined by _____. |
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NJ Plan
1 house
# of congressmen determined by all states = (ie one per state) |
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| What did the Great Compromise establish the legislative body to be like? |
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Definition
It called for a BICAMERAL Congress with 2 houses.
1. HOUSE OF REP elected based on size of population for 2 year term
2. SENATE elected two per state for 6 year term. |
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| Who was the father of the Constitution and why do we call him that? |
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Definition
| James Madison was the father of the Constitution. His intelligence provided the most ideas of how to start a new government with a new Constitution and how it should be written. |
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| How was the slave dispute between state over the ? of the slave population resolved? |
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Definition
| Slaves count as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxation. |
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