Articles of Confederation
What's another name for a convention?
Meeting
What was the name of the delegates who created the new government?
The Framers
What was the meeting called where the Founding Fathers signed the United States Constitution?
The Constitutional Convention
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
In the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state have?
Every state got one vote
Who were the 3 major framers?
What was the major issue between the larger & small states?
the larger states wanted government representation based on population size, the smaller states wanted one representative for each state
What was the compromise that allowed slaves to count when counting state populations?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
This document replaced the Articles of Confederation in 1788
The Constitution
I organized the meeting of the Constitutional Convention.
I am also known as the "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
The framers decided to NOT mention...
slavery
What was the compromise that settled how the states would be represented in Congress?
The Great Compromise
What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
the government was too weak
I am the oldest "Founding Father"
Benjamin Franklin
Name an issue that was discussed during the Constitutional Convention
No government, No leader, No army, No tax money, Slavery, Each state hat one vote, States didn't have to enforce laws
The idea that the government should share power with the states is called...
Federal System