Chapter 2 Flashcards
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Articles of Confederation
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A weak Constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War
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Unalienable
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A human right based on God or Nature
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The Constitutional Convention
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Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
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Virginia Plan
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Called for a strong national government organized into three governmental branches
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New Jersey Plan
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Proposed to amend not replace Articles of Confederation (weak federal government)
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The Great Compromise
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Popularly elected House based on state population and state selected senate
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Republic
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A government which a system of elected representatives make the decisions
