Background
What year was the constitutional convention held? (600 POINTS)
1787 (600 POINTS)
What was the name of the plan introduced by Randolph and written by Madison that kicked off the convention? (500 POINTS)
The Virginia Plan (500 POINTS)
The Great Compromise created what type of governmental structure?
A bicameral legislature
What was the biggest debate between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plans? (500 POINTS)
Proportional Representation (500 POINTS)
How many teeth do most adult humans have? (500 POINTS)
32 (500 POINTS)
What is a constitution?
A rule book or plan for the government
what states favored Virginia Plan
Big states
What did the Great Compromise propose that made both sides “happy”? (DOUBLE POINTS)
The House of Representatives based on population and the Senate based on equal representation (DOUBLE POINTS)
Were federalists in favor of or opposed to the Constitution?
In favor
What are the three states of matter?
Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
James Madison
What was the plan proposed by small states for a weaker national government?
The New Jersey Plan
What compromise was made on slavery and what did it state?
The Three Fifths Compromise and it stated that every 5 slaves would count as 3 persons towards representation & taxes
True or False: All the delegates signed the Constitution?
False
The first atomic bomb was dropped on which city?
Hiroshima
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
List at least two things that were different about the Virginia Plan compared to the Articles of Confederation? (DOUBLE POINTS)
3 branches, power to tax, power to regulate interstate/national trade, slavery issues, etc.
(DOUBLE POINTS)
What kinds of states wanted to fully count slaves in population and why?
Slave states, so they would have move votes in population based votes.
How many states were needed for the Constitution to go into effect?
9 out of 13
What is the largest rainforest in the world?
The Amazon Rainforest
Why could the Constitutional Convention be considered “unconstitutional” from very start?
Only 12 of 13 states showed up. The Articles required a unanimous vote to make amendments or changes
Which plan was bicameral
Virginia Plan
What did some delegates feel was missing from the Constitution? (HINT: it is a list of examples that include freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, etc.)
A Bill of Rights
Were anti-federalists in favor of or opposed to the Constitution?
Opposed
What is my middle name? (DOUBLE POINTS)
Jorge (DOUBLE POINTS)