constitutional convention
key terms
battle for ratification
Forming the Nation
Amendments
100

these men drafted the constitution

What is framers/founding fathers

100
to change or modify
What is amend
100
they favored the ratification of the constitution
Who are the Federalists
100

This population would count as 3/5th of a state's overall population to serve as more representation in the legislative branch of government.

What are slaves

100

The first 10

What is the Bill of Rights

200
these were the two proposals offered at the convention
What is the Virgina Plan and the New Jersey Plan
200

the President's rejection of a bill

What is the veto

200

The amount of states needed to make changes to the Articles of Confederation?

How about the Constitution?

What is all 13 = Articles of Confederation

What is 9/13 or 3/4 of the states = Constitution

200

Why the Constitutional Convention was held

What is to revise the Articles of the Confederation

200

27 (will accept 28)

What is the number of amendments made to the constitution

300

the momentous decision of the meeting

What is not to amend the Articles but create a new document (the constitution)

300

Trading occurring between two or more states

What is interstate commerce

300
They attacked all parts of the constitution especially the ratification process
Who are the Anti-federalists
300

Why the Articles of Confederation took so long to ratify

What is disagreements over Western territory between small + large states.

300

Name an an amendment from the Bill of rights, & what is its purpose?

What is Amendments 1-10, freedom of speech-power to the states.

400
The Virginia plan had this many branches in the new government
What are three
400

An idea of political power belonging to the people of that nation

What is popular sovereignty

400

Last key state to ratify

What is Rhode Island

400

Formed by anonymous authors to convince citizens of America to ratify the constitution

What is the Federalist Papers

400

9

What is the right to reserve power to the people

500
how should slaves be counted
What is Three-Fifths Compromise
500

The rights to vote

What is suffrage

500

The amount of congressional houses needed to make a change to the constitution

What is 2/3. 2 out of 3 houses.

500

Included in the Northwest territory expansion

What is Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, & Wisconsin.

500

He proposed the Bill of Rights

Who is James Madison

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