THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

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  1. 4. The _____ Plan proposed a two house Congress based on population (giving larger states more control)
  2. 7. George Washington was selected as ________ of the meeting.
  3. 8. The ________ Plan proposed only one house of Congress with all states represented equally
  4. 12. group that supported the Constitution
  5. 14. A person sent to a meeting to represent the interests of its state
  6. 15. "No person except a _______-_____ citizen shall be eligible for the office of President"
  7. 16. The Great _________ settled the problem of the Congress, creating two houses (one based on population, one equal to all)
  8. 17. ________ was a major problem that was not outlawed in the original Constitution.
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  1. 1. The oldest delegate at the meeting
  2. 2. First try at a constitution, ______ of Confederation.
  3. 3. The Hall where the meeting was held
  4. 5. First president of the United States
  5. 6. Number of states needed to approve the Constitution
  6. 9. The Electoral College was created because the delegates ______ the American people.
  7. 10. The three-fifths compromise stated how _______ would be counted towards population.
  8. 11. government by the people
  9. 13. Delegates knew the Constitution needed to be the highest _______ in the nation.