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Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
What is the role of the legislative branch
Make laws
Does the Constitution use the word slavery?
No
How many states ratified the Constitution?
13 (although only 9 were required)
What is the Bill of Rights?
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
Who was the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
Name a power of Congress
to tax, declare war, coin money, regulate mail
This part of the Constitution stated that the federal government had a duty to return runaway slaves to their enslavement
Fugitive Slave Clause
Who opposed the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Which other country had a Bill of Rights in the 1700s?
England
This delegate from Pennsylvania gave the Rising Sun Speech
Benjamin Franklin
This part of the Constitution says Congress can make laws that are “necessary and proper” to carry out its duties.
Elastic clause
The Convention decided not to outlaw this practice until revisiting it 20 years later
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
to convince large states like New York to ratify
Name a right from the Bill of Rights other than rights in the 1st, 2nd, or 8th amendment
Trial by jury, due process, powers reserved to states, no quartering of soldiers in peacetime, etc.
Who was the delegate from New York who wanted to have a President for life?
Alexander Hamilton
Who leads the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Speaker of the House and Vice President
What did the 3/5ths Compromise do?
Counted slaves as 3/5ths of a person for representation purposes, or 3/5ths of the total enslaved population is added to the white population for representation.
Name an Anti-Federalist
Patrick Henry, Melancton Smith (not Thomas Jefferson)
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
This man was not present at the Constitutional Convention because he was serving as ambassador to England
John Adams
What is the two-house legislature called?
Bicameral legislature
Which Pennsylvania delegate criticized the way that the Convention gave in to the demands of slaveholders?
Gouvernor Morris
Who did Federalists want to control the government?
Elites, the well-educated
Why did Federalists initially oppose a Bill of Rights
They saw it as redundant and possibly dangerous