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The Great Compromise: Balancing Large and Small States
Compare the Virginia and New Jersey Plans and analyze the bicameral legislature established by the Great Compromise.
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Creating the Constitution: Origins and Compromises
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Analyze the failures of the Articles of Confederation and examine how debate and compromise shaped the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.
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