Learning Targets:
8.3
Objective #1:
I can define for you the following terms:
A Constitutional Convention is:
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I can describe for you why a Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia:
The delegates met in Philadelphia because:
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I can identify the individuals involved with the Constitutional Convention:
The people involved included:
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Therefore I CAN 
Explain why delegates met for the Constitutional Convention:
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Objective #2
I can define for you the following terms:
The Virginia Plan was:
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The New Jersey Plan was:
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The Three-Fifths Compromise
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I can list the issues that divided the delegates at the Constitutional Convention:
The issues that divided the Convention included:
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I can explain the details of the Great Compromise:
The details of the Great Compromise included:
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I can explain the issues surrounding the Three-Fifths Compromise:
The southern delegates wanted:______________________________________________
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The issues involving the slave trade included:___________________________________
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Therefore I CAN 
Explain the main issues and results of the Constitutional Convention.
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Objective #3
I can define for you the following terms:
The word Federalism means:
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The legislative branch of government is responsible
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The executive branch of government is responsible for:
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The judicial branch of government is responsible for:
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Checks and balances refers to:
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Based upon the above definitions, I CAN describe ways the federal government is
balanced under the U.S. Constitution
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