Famous Constitution Dudes
Who provided Humour and wise advice as he was 81 years old during the convention?
Ben Franklin
How would representation be determined by the Virginia Plan, proposed by James Madison?
POPULATION
Which Group was Pro Ratification of the Constitution?
Federalists
What are our 1st 10 amendments called, that guarentee basic rights and freedoms to the people and place limits on the power of the government?
Bill of Rights
(I hope you got that since it was the name of the category)
3 branches of Government
Which branches job is to create the laws?
Which branches job is to enforce the laws?
Which branches job is to interpret the laws?
Create the Laws - Legislative
Enforce the Laws - Executive
Interpret the Laws - Judicial
Who was the presiding officer of the Convention and his presence gave the people trust in this closed door meeting of elites?
George Washington
How would representation be determined by the New Jersey Plan?
Each state would get 1 vote regardless of population.
What did Federalists claim would prevent one branch from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
What 2 freedoms are given by the 1st amendment?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Press/Speech
What is a system of government in which power is divided between the national government and state government?
Federalism
Who was named "the father of the Constitution" as he took the most accurate records of the convention and authored much of the new Constitution.
James Madison
How were slaves, or as the Constitution had it "all other persons", helpful to Southern political power in Congress because of the 3/5 Compromise?
They gained 3/5 of the slave population toward representation in Congress (House of Represenatives)
Which groups interests for the Constitution were based on their desire to increase Trade, National Defense and Foreign Relations?
Federalists
What right does the 2nd amendment guarentee?
Right to bear arms.
What check does the Executive Branch have over the Legislative Branch if they do not like a law they have passed?
Veto
Who authored the Connecticut Plan or "Great Compromise?
Roger Sherman
What part of our current Congress did each plan influence :
New Jersey Plan - ?
Virginia Plan - ?
New Jersey Plan - Senate
Virginia Plan - House of Representatives
Anti Federalist feared the new National Government would overpower the ______________________-
State Governments
Who "authored" the Bill of Rights
James Madison
What is a check the Legislative Branch can utilize if they have a 2/3 majority on an issue?
They can override a presidential Veto with a 2/3 majority
What was the purpose of the Federalist papers written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay?
Persuade Americans to support and ratify the U.S. Constitution
What was promised to the Anti Federalists to convince them to ratify the Constitution?
A National Bill of Rights
Which group was led by Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and George Mason?
Anti Federalists
The Virginia Statute for Relgious freedom which proposed freedom of Religion and the Virginia Declaration of Rights which guarenteed rights the people should have were used when compiling the bill of Rights. Who authored which documents - Virginia Statue for Relgious Freedom - ?
Virgina Declaration of Rights - ?
Virginia Statute for Relgious Freedom - Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Declaration of Rights - George Mason
What was created in the rare case the Constitution needs changing?
Amendments