The first plan of the United States or it's a loose union of states with equal powers.
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What is a Framer?
A person who organized and wrote the constitution.
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What was the number of representives in the Senate based on?
Every state has two Senates.
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How many Senates are there?
100.
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What is checks and balances?
The three branches checked, or stopped, each other when necessary.
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What is a delegate?
Someone whom you trust to represent your interest.
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Where and when did the Philadelphia Convention take place?
The meeting was held in Philadelphia in the year 1787.
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What was the number of representives in the House of Representives based on?
It was based on population.
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What is a branch?
A branch is one part of the government.
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What does appoint mean?
It means to choose, or name someone for an office or duty.
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What were some of the problems of the Articles of Confederation?
There was not enough money, no unity, and no federal courts.
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Who were the three different delegates to the convention?
George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin.
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How many representives are in Pennslyvaina?
19, or 17
19 representives.
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How many people are in the House of Representives?
435.
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What is the judicial branch?
To decide on what the laws means.
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What kind of national government did the Founders created under the Articles of Confederation?
A very weak nation, or a loose union.
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Who wrote Commons Sense the book?
Thomas Paine.
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Why were the smaller states with small populations afraid of the bigger states with large population?
The small states thought the large states would have more power.
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What is checking powers?
It is to limit power of someone or something.
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What is Article 1?
The part of the Constitution that decribes the legistlative branch, or the part of the Constitution that decribes the executive branch.
The part of the Constitution that decribes the legistlative branch.
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What does the president cabinet do?
Groups of people who advise the president.
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How many women are surrounding George Washington in the dome of the Capitol Building?
13 women.
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What are two duties and powers of the President of the United States?
The acts of the commander in chief, makes treaties, appoints ambassadors, appoints judges to the Supreme Court, and grant pardons for crimes against the U.S.
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What does veto mean?
The power of the president to refuse to approve a bill passed by Congress.