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who Kept detailed notes about the convection meetings
James Madison
This allows for each branch of government to watch over each other to ensure that one branch does not become more powerful than the others
What are checks and balances?
Name the three branches of government
The legislative, executive and judicial
what were supporters of the constitution called
federalists
What was the name of our country's first constitution?
Articles of Confederation
The anti-federists main strategy for stopping the Constitution
avoid Ratification and calling for another Convection
When did the articles of combination finally go into effect
1781
This plan calls for representation based on population and favored larger states
What was the Virginia Plan?
How many representatives are in the Senate?
2 in Senate
Group of men who were against the Constitution because they felt people's basic rights were not protected
Who were the anti-federalists?
This is one way that the federal government assists that one branch of government becomes too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
What were the federalists Papers
essays explaining and supporting the Constitution
This plan favored small states that called for 1 representative
What was the New Jersey Plan?
What are the three branches of government created by the Constitution
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches
He was known as the "Father of the Constitution.
Who was James Madison?
Under the Articles of Confederation, who chose members of Congress
the states
According to the Declaration of Independence when is the main purpose of government
To protect the rights of people
who promised to help create the bill of rights after the constitution was ratified
james madison
What is the first part of the Constitution called
Preamble
This occurred because of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and its inability to enforce taxing.
Shay's Rebellion
When did the delegates decide to keep the discussions secret.
To allow them to speak freely and change their mind
what does The phrase "consent of the governed" means
To protect the rights of people
Which state became the 9th state to ratify, making it official
virginia
Which of these rights did Jefferson call "unalienable"
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
what does the phrase "supreme law of the land" mean?
the US constitution and federal laws are higher then state laws