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In 1787, states sent representatives to Philadelphia to revise the Question Blank 1 of 9
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. But after the representatives arrived, they realized the Articles could not be saved, so they agreed to completely change the national government. What resulted was the creation of the Question Blank 2 of 9
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. There were a number of compromises that had to be made before the new government could be created.

One of these was regarding how the new government would be structured. One plan for this was known as the Question Blank 3 of 9
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the government would consist of Question Blank 4 of 9
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branches: executive, judicial, and legislative. The legislative branch would consist of Question Blank 5 of 9
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houses, and each state would get representatives based on their population. An opposing plan was proposed by states with smaller populations. The New Jersey Plan called for government with a similar structure, but for a one-house Legislative branch with each state having equal representation, regardless of their population. But Roger Sherman from Connecticut offered a compromise, a plan which is now known as the Question Blank 6 of 9
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. It turned out that it created the very government we have to this day. It turned out that it created the very government we have to this day. It created a 3-branch government: executive, judicial, and legislative. The last would have a 2-house Congress, 1 based on Question Blank 7 of 9
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(House of Representatives) and 1 in which each state, regardless of their population would receive Question Blank 8 of 9
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representation (the Question Blank 9 of 9
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).

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1. Articles of Confederation
2. United States Constitution
3. Virginia Plan
4. three
5. two (bicameral)
6. Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
7. population
8. equal
9. Senate