“…by Unanimous Consent of the States”: what were the rules for voting at the Constitutional Convention?which rules made it possible for the compromise to occur? 

“…by Unanimous Consent of the States”.

1 What were some of the “time bombs” being experienced by the states under the Articles of Confederation? In other words, identify Congress’ weaknesses; what did it fail to do? (10 points)
2. What were the rules for voting at the Constitutional Convention? Which rules made it possible for the compromise to occur?  (10 points)
3. On what issues did the delegates agree prior to the start of the Constitutional Convention? (5 points)
4. Over what issues did the delegates disagree? What were the key competing sets of interests regarding each issue (i.e., who wanted what)? For full credit, be sure to answer each part of the question in detail. (10 points)
5. Ultimately, what compromises did the delegates agree to? For what reason(s) did each side ultimately agree to each of the proposed compromises? How did these compromises satisfy each set of interests? For full credit, answer each part of the questions in detail. (10 points)

Write your answers in paragraph form with complete sentences.