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29. What are the Three Branches of Government? (You can just list them)
30. What were THREE fundamental difference between the Articles of Confederation (1777-1787) and the Constitution of the United States (1789 through the Present)?
31. We often speak of a “Great Compromise” during the drafting of the Constitution in 1787. What was the “Great Compromise” and why was there need for a compromise?
Hint: It has something to do with representation between big and small states.
32. long Essay #1 What were the fundamental difference between the Articles of Confederation (1777-1787) and the Constitution of the United States (1789 through the Present)? Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the Constitution of the United States (think of historical moments, and political reasons, and be specific)? What were the authors of the Constitution
33. Long Essay #2: For this essay you should be writing about a page and a half. Use the Constitution and the Federalist papers that we read, and other material you find relevant to answer this question.
The Constitution of the United States reflects the idea of a ‘separation of powers’ and ‘checks and balances’ between different branches of government. What are the three branches of government? How was power divided and what powers did the Constitution assign each of the three branches, and how do each of the three branches check the power of the other branches? Refer to the corresponding articles in the Constitution for each of the branches of government. Make sure you directly quote from the Constitution.
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