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3. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
5. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
9. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation
13. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
17. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
19. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes
20. Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities.
21. The supreme law of the United States of America.
22. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
23. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley

1. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
2. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB
4. People directly vote for what they want
6. The governing body that declared us independent of GB
7. Carta Limited the power of the king
8. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
10. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power
11. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
12. States no one is above the law
14. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
15. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
16. Bill of Rights Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
18. Wanted additional protections for people and states.