Formation of the Constitution - Compromises Flashcards
1
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compromises
A
- the Virginia plan
2
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Virginia plan
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- power to state
- two houses, one elected by people, second elected by first house
- president by both houses together
3
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New Jersey plan
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- proportional vote
- representatives form each state, same amount to vote
4
Q
Three-Fifths Compromise
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- issue of slavery
- southern slaves wanted slaves to count
- north did not want this because slaves would have more power
- slaves became three-fifths of a person
5
Q
Bill of Rights
A
- federalists and anti-federalists
- what the constitution was founded on
