People
Created the Virginia Plan
Who is James Madison?
This article of the Constitution is by far the longest and deals with this branch of government.
What is Article I and the legislative
Virginia Plan with New Jersey Plan combined to create this
What is The Great Compromise?
Bonus 100pts: what did this compromise entail?
Number of states needed to ratify the Constitution?
9 of the 13 states
Bonus 100 pts: what state was the final state to ratify the Constitution?
Which Framer implored Constitutional delegates to approve the Constitution by stating: I cannot help expressing a Wish, that every Member of the Convention, who may still have Objections to it,would with me on this Occasion doubt a little of his own Infallibility,and to make manifest our Unanimity, put his Name to this Instrument
Benjamin Franklin
This person fell ill while writing the Federalists Papers and wrote only a few.
Who is John Jay?
This section begins: We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote...
What does the Preamble to the Constitution say?
Bicameral Legislation where Representation is based solely on Population
What is the Virginia Plan?
George Clinton, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson belonged to this political faction
Who were The Antifederalist?
Pseudonym was used by Madison
Who is Publius?
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
This section of Article III proclaims the Supreme Court to have the judicial power of the United States
What is Article III Section I
“Free persons should be counted, and so, too, should... (certain amount of) all other persons.”
What is the 3/5ths compromise?
What group most likely said this: This [new] government is to possess absolute and uncontrollable powers… proper and necessary, for carrying all these into execution; and they may so exercise this power as entirely to annihilate all the State governments, and reduce this country to one single government.
Who were The Antifederalist?
This describes federalism.
There are two governments: federal and state
President of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
According to Article I, a person must be at least this age to be a U.S. Representative. This Article also stipulates a Senator must be at least this older age.
What is 25 for a Representative and 30 for a Senator?
Who most likely said this: First divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security (where) The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.
Who is James Madison? (Or the Federalist)
The reasoning for this included:
1. the ability to freely share ideas
2. the hope of broader acceptance of the finished product
What is the secrecy of the Constitutional Convention
The Federalist Papers authors
Who is James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton?
Impeachment is covered in this section of Article II.
Article II section IV
Veto, Impeachment, Appoint Judges, Judicial Review are examples of.
What is Checks and Balances
What two important states were hesitant to ratify the Constitution despite it already being ratified?
New York and Virginia
Number of electors in the electoral college and the minimum number required to win the presidency
What is 538 electors and at least 270 to win?