3. PART B: Which phrases from the text best support the
answer to Part A?
.
A "In order to do that, the people made the Articles of
Confederation. This was a document that explained
what the central government's job was." (Paragraph 7
)
B "Eventually, they came to a compromise. Every five
slaves would count as three people when they counted
the population." ( Paragraph 12)
C "Beyond just splitting the government, they made it so
each branch could stop other branches from making
bad decisions." (Paragraph 17)
D "The Founders also wanted to make sure the states still
had some authority." ( Paragraph 19)
E "The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to clearly say what
the rights of every voting citizen in the United States
are." ( Paragraph 23 )
F"Congress has made 17 more amendments over our
nation's history." ( Paragraph 25)