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- James Madison proposed a strong national government of three branches- legislative, executive, and -------
- support for strengthening the national government increased after ------------ broke out among Massachusetts farmers in 1786.
- A set of essays written by Alexander Hamilton James Madison and John Jay defending the Constitution
- The new government was based on -----------, a system of government in which power is shared between the federal government and the states
- Proposal for a one house equal representation legislature
- However ——————————— nicknamed ———————-————————— convinced them that they needed a new plan of government
- When the delegates signed the new constitution, it was submitted to the states ratification. Three fourths, or ----- of the thirteen states were needed for ratification (approval)
- Large and small states objected to the way the legislative branch would be organized under Madison's ------------------- because the small states believed it was unfair
- A law that modeled the rules of statehood in the Northwest Territory
- Another compromise concerning slaves, was that congress would not outlaw the ------------ for another 20 years
- Angry farmers in western Massachusetts seized county courthouses and disrupted debtors' trial in 1786. This uprising, known as ____, was an important catalyst for change because it helped to convince many Americans that a true national government had to be created.
- When 55 delegates met in -------- in May 1787, they intended to make changes in the Articles of Confederation
- Members of the lower house, called the ---------- were to be based on the states population
- The prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishments" is included in the ____ Amendment.
- the meeting in Philadelphia that gave birth to the present US Constitution is known as the -----------
- He and others attempted to establish a ------------ meaning a country in which people chose representatives to govern for them.
- The South wanted slaves to be counted for representation in the House of Representatives, but did not want them counted for purposes of ----------
- The north did not want them to be counted for representation in the ------, but did want them counted for taxation purposes
- Before it was ultimately ratified, the framers created a ---------- to protect citizens from the powers of the national government and to protect their individual rights and freedoms.
- At the ------------- in Philadelphia the following spring, one of the leaders was ---------------- later known as "the Father of the Constitution"