Vocabulary
Membership is 100; Equal representation for all states
What is the Senate?
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
Who was George Washington?
Compromise which counted slaves as part of population
What is the 3/5 compromise
Powers of Congress stated in the Constitution
What are delegated powers?
Number of states need to ratify the Constitution
What is 9?
Democracy with representatives
What is a Republic?
Combination of the New Jersey plan and Virginia plan
What is the Great Compromise?
Powers that the federal and state governments both have
What are concurrent powers?
What state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
What is Rhode Island?
Powers comers from the people
What is Popular Sovereignty?
What is an agreement in which you give up something to gain something
What is an compromise?
Powers retained by the states
What are reserved powers?
The Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
Plan for the Northwest Territory, divided into 3-5 territories; government must be Republic; Religious Freedom; NO SLAVERY, @ 60,000 people could apply for statehood
What is the Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Said "GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
Constitutional plan that favored the large states
What is the Virginia plan?
Can declare war
What is Congress?
First state to ratify the Constitution
What is Delaware?
Executive
What is the the President?
Wrote Spirit of the Laws
Who is Baron de Montesquie? - Limit government power by separation; 3 branches (legislative, executive, and judicial)
Convention's small state plan
What is the New Jersey plan?
Power to coin money
What is a delegated power?
People that favored ratification of the new constitution
What are Federalist?