Big Ideas
What was the main goal of the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the Articles of Confederation and create a stronger national government
What plan proposed representation based on state population?
The Virginia Plan
In which house of Congress is representation based on population?
House of Representatives
What issue did the Three-Fifths Compromise address?
How enslaved people would be counted for population and taxation
What system divides power between the state and national government?
Federalism
In what year did the Constitutional Convention take place?
1787
What plan proposed equal representation for all states?
The New Jersey Plan
In which house of Congress do all states have equal representation?
Senate
Why did Southern states want to count enslaved people in their population?
To gain more representation in the House
What branch of government is led by the president?
Executive branch
Which building and city hosted the Constitutional Convention?
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
What compromise combined both plans to create a two-house Congress?
The Great Compromise
Which states supported the Virginia Plan?
Larger population states
What did the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise ban?
It banned Congress from interfering with the slave trade for 20 years
What system was created to elect the president?
Electoral College
Who was chosen to lead the Convention as president?
George Washington
What compromise settled the issue of counting enslaved people?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Which states supported the New Jersey Plan?
Smaller population states
Who opposed counting enslaved people for representation?
Northern states
What is the supreme law of the land?
The U.S. Constitution
What document did the Convention produce at the end of their meetings?
The United States Constitution
What compromise delayed banning the slave trade for 20 years?
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
What term describes the agreement to have two houses in Congress?
Bicameral legislature
What could Congress tax under the compromise about trade?
Congress could tax imports but not exports
What branch makes laws in the U.S. government?
Legislative branch