Representation & Compromise
This agreement created a bicameral house with representation by population in one group and equal representation in the other
What is the Great Compromise
This Virginian served as the presiding officer of the Convention and was widely respected by all delegates
Who is George Washington
The Articles created a national government that was ______ compared to state power
What is weak
The design of three branches of government to keep one branch from becoming too powerful is called
What is separation of powers
Number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
What are nine states
The compromise that counted enslaved people as part of population totals
What is the three-fifths compromise
Referred to as the "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison
Under the Articles, national government had difficulty raising money because it lacked this power
What is taxation
The convention decided the President would serve this length of a term
What is four years
What are the Federalist Papers (essays)
Delayed regulation of the slave trade until 1808
What is the Slave Trade Compromise
Delegate from New Jersey who proposed a plan that kept a unicameral legislature with equal state representation
Who is William Patterson
Give two examples of interstate or national problems with the Articles
Inability to regulate commerce, inability to tax state, inability to raise an army (militia)
The system used for choosing/voting for a president
What is the Electoral College
Which two large states' ratification was important
Who are Virginia and New York
Name the plan that proposed representation in Congress based on state population and called for a national government with three branches
What is the Virginia Plan
The writer credited with much of the Constitution's final wording and style
Who is Gouverneur Morris
Explain how Shays's Rebellion influenced the move to revise the Articles
What is couldn't maintain order or protect property
List two checks the President has on Congress and two checks Congress has on the President
What are override veto, impeach, ratify treaties (Congress); veto legislation, call special sessions, commander in chief (President)
Why North Carolina and Rhode Island were the last to ratify
What is lack of protections for individual rights and strong national power
How did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise reflect regional (state) pressures at the Convention
What is balancing small versus large states and southern versus northern states
List three reasons the Convention met in closed session
What is encourage debate, allow compromise, allow frank discussion, protect repuatations
Describe the amendment process under the Articles
What is all 13 states must agree / unanimous vote
Describe the actual process delegates followed to create the Constitution
What is propose, debate, revise, vote
How the Bill of Rights came to be
Federalists promised to Anti-Federalists to ease their concerns on too much national power, not enough individual freedom