Background
Which city was the Constitutional Convention held in?
Philly
What does each branch do?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
group that makes the law
Enforces the law
Interprets the law
what states favored Virginia Plan
Big states
Connecticut Compromise created what type of Legislature? (group that makes the law)
a bicameral legislature
Were federalists in favor of or opposed to the constitution
in favor
What did they decide to do
Throw away the Articles of Confederation
Was the Constitutional Convention a closed or open meeting ?
Closed
What states favored the New Jersey plan
small states
Connecticut Compromise house compromises
1 population based
1 equal representation
What was the only way the Anti-Federalists would sign the Constitution?
Include a Bill of Rights
Name Article 1, 2, and 3 in correct order.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What is Article VI (6) of the Constitution?
Establishes a ranking of power with the constitution on top
What two types of prohibited speech in the Constitution?
Libel, Slander, Sedition
the 3/5th compromise decided how
slaves counted towards state population
What did federalist 10 address
Problems of factions (political parties) and how to deal with them
Name one strength of the Articles of Confederation?
Northwest Ordinance 1787
Land Ordinance 1785
Who was James madison
“Father of the Constitution”
Each state under the Connecticut Compromise receives this many Senators.
Two
Who wanted to fully count slaves in population and why
Slave states, so they would have move votes in population based votes
Originally, how many presidents did the Constitution call for?
One (Commander in Chief)
Who first "made a motion" that the States "throw out the Articles of Confederation"?
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia
Name the five rights found in the 1st Amendment.
Religion, Speech, Assembly, Petition, Press
Describe how each state was represented in each plan regarding votes
Virginia Plan: Population based
New Jersey Plan:Equal representation
How many years does a House of Representative member serve?
How many years does a Senator?
House - 2 years
Senate - 6 years
Name the day, month, and year that the Constitution was ratified
September 17, 1787