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The idea that the national government shares power with the state governments. Federalism. The Federalist Papers. . . The Great Compromise. Shay's Rebellion. The Federalists wanted what? A strong central government. A weak central government. Which of the following represent a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Absence of an executive branch to enforce laws passed by Congress. Large states at the Constitutional Convention prefered which plan? Virginia Plan. The New Jersey plan involved... representation based on equality. The plan that combined the New Jersey & Virginia Plans and created our legislative branch was called The Great Compromise. representation & slavery. Why did they create the Constitutional Convention? To create the constitution and rewrite the Articles of Confederation. What was the New Jersey plan? A plan that called for each state to have one singular vote . Who did the New Jersey Plan favor? Smaller States. What are the three branches of Government? Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Which branch of government is separated into two parts? Legislative. The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution had different views on the government, but both wanted the government to have different levels that include state and national. True. What was the setting of the Constitutional Convention? 1787 in Philadelphia