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1. Discuss the reasoning behind creating the Articles of Confederation with a weak central government and a strong state government. 2. Explain the powers given to the executive, judicial, and legislative branches by the Constitution. 3. Compare and contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan and the ideology behind each. Explain how the compromise reached can be seen today in our government. 4. Explain the Three-Fifths Compromise and the reasoning behind the agreement. 5. Discuss the role of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists in the ratification of the Constitution and explain the difference in opinion of each group. Provide details about the points they argued. 6. Describe the purpose of each group of amendments. Amendments 1-4 = Natural Rights, Amendments 5-8 = Rights of the accused, Amendments 9-10 = Non-specific Rights.