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Big Ideas Government and Society In the new Constitution, the Framers tried to uphold the rights of the states while providing needed national authority. Section 2-Main Idea

Content Vocabulary popular sovereignty federalism separation of powers checks and balances veto amendment Section 2-Key Terms

People and Events to Identify Academic Vocabulary financier People and Events to Identify James Madison Great Compromise Three-Fifths Compromise Section 2-Key Terms

Section 2-Polling Question Do you feel that the Framers created a fair system of government? A. Yes B. No A B Section 2-Polling Question

The Constitutional Convention The delegates to the convention tried to create a stronger national government that gave fair representation to big and small states. Section 2

The Constitutional Convention (cont.) People who supported a stronger central government became known as “nationalists.” One of the most influential nationalists was James Madison. Alexander Hamilton recommended that Congress call for a convention, later known as the Constitutional Convention. Every state except Rhode Island attended. Section 2

The Constitutional Convention (cont.) The 55 delegates who attended the convention in Philadelphia included some of the shrewdest and most distinguished leaders in the United States. George Washington was chosen as the presiding officer. Section 2

The Constitutional Convention (cont.) The Virginia Plan, mostly the work of James Madison, proposed the following: The legislature be divided into two houses Scrapping the Articles of Confederation and creating a new national government The plan was accepted. Section 2

Which state did not attend the Constitutional Convention? A. Pennsylvania B. Massachusetts C. Rhode Island D. North Carolina A B C D Section 2

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