What was The Great Compromise? And how did the Constitution get ratified with the inclusion of the Bill of Rights?

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The U. S. Constitution vested the federal government with power divided among three branches, while it also preserved states’ and individual rights. Teachers can use the metaphor of a three-legged stool to describe the three branches of government. Students learn about the significance of the Constitution by investigating the following question: What was The Great Compromise? And how did the Constitution get ratified with the inclusion of the Bill of Rights?Students also study how state constitutions written after the Revolution influenced the writing of the U.S. Constitution. Students identify the division of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and study powers enumerated to states and citizens. Students can study Article I, sections 8, 9, and 10, to investigate the economics aspects of the Constitution, for example, the regulation of interstate commerce, congressional power to tax, and enforcement of copyright.