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2. Washington; president of the constitutional convention.
5. branch; branch of government that makes law
8. Convection; The meeting of delegates in which the articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution.
10. plan; Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, the Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
12. branch ; the branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws
13. a legislative body) having a single legislative chamber.
15. orders ; Framer of the constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making.
16. a change or addition to a document
17. to approve something formally.
19. and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
20. rebellion; The Massachusetts farmers uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect states from popular unrest.

1. A document stating the rules under which a government will operate
3. A person who officially represents their state
4. branch; the branch of government that enforces laws.
6. the idea that each branch has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches.
7. Ordinance ; set up the three step process for admitting new states.
9. Madison; often called the father of the Constitution.
11. Dickinson; Framer of the constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were cornerstone of the democratic process.
14. is a system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government
15. Ratio;refers to a settlement set forth by congress to deal with the issue of counting slaves towards population in regards to representation in the House of Representatives.
16. Federalism;refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal
18. of Confederation; the United States first written plan for government.