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The Articles of Confederation were the America's first....._______________
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Constitution
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The Land Ordinace of 1785
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Provided an orderly system of developement of the Northwest Territoy
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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A method of adding new states
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The Great Compromise
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Balance between large and small states but setting up the bicameral.
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House of Representatives
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Based on state's population
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Senate
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Each state has two
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Census
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Done every 10 years, last done in 2010 and next is in 2020, determines the number from your state in the House of Representatives
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3/5 Compromise
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3/5 of slaves votes will count in population
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Interstate commerce
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Congress regulating trade
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Electoral College
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# in House of Representatives + 2 Senators
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How many votes does a candidate need to win?
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Majority
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Constitutional Convention
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Held to replace the weak Articles of Confederation, created a two system government
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The Bill of Rights
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First 10 Admendments to the Constitution, tried to limit the power in the national government
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