Although the United States Constitution attempted to redress major flaws in the Articles of Confederation; such, as the weak federal government and the absence of citizens rights, some issues including slavery were left unresolved and led to the conflict over states rights to have slavery.
To strengthen a weak federal government, the constitution suggested a three branch government called “the separation of powers.” The three branches were called the legislative, executive, and judicial. They shared power and had their own responsibilities. The legislative branch, congress, would have two chambers, the senators and the house of representatives. The number of members per state in the house of representatives is based on population
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