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Q Describe some of the problems under the Articles of Confederation that led to the drafting of a new Constitution. In your answer, be sure to discuss national defense, foreign affairs, and the national government’s power under the Articles of Confederation, as well as Shays’s Rebellion. Describe and analyze the conflicts and compromises that occurred during the drafting of the Constitution. What was the main source of conflict between large and small states, and how did the Great Compromise resolve it? What was the nature of the conflict regarding slavery during the Philadelphia convention? How did the Three-Fifths Compromise address this conflict? The separation of powers and federalism are two key features of the Constitution. Discuss why the Founders chose to include these institutional arrangements in the Constitution and how they function. Be sure to define what is meant by the separation of powers and federalism and to describe how each functions in the American political system. Describe the ways in which the framers limited the national government’s power under the Constitution. Why might the framers have placed such limits on the government they had just created? What were the major points of contention between the Federalists and the Antifederalists? How do those points of contention underlie the structure of government that resulted from the Constitution? The Founders were greatly influenced by the ideas of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Baron de Montesquieu. Briefly summarize the arguments of each of these political philosophers and discuss how they shaped the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

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2. Conflicts arose throughout the creation of the US Constitution over how the more populous states would be represented, as well as the subject of slavery. The Great Compromise established a bicameral legislature with two chambers of authority, with the House of Representatives being represented by state population and the Senate having two equal votes for each state. The debate about whether slavery should be abolished or merely the slave trade should be abolished.