Delegates at the Constitutional Convention
Eight of the delegates signed this document that declared the colonies independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The _____________________ by William Paterson called for the states to have equal representation in the legislature.
Hint: This would be ideal for smaller states, such as New Jersey.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Roger Sherman’s plan that combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans and satisfied the states was called the G________ C______________.
What is the Great Compromise?
The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature.
Hint: It starts with a "v."
What is veto?
Two leaders who were not at the Constitutional Convention.
Who are Thomas Jefferson and John Adams?
The delegates at the convention agreed to keep all discussions ________________.
What is secret?
The people who supported the Constitution and wanted federal and state powers to be divided?
Who are the Federalists?
The state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
According to the rules of conducting the convention, how many states had to have delegates present for meeting to be held?
What is seven?
A plan that allowed three-fifths of the enslaved population to count toward the general population.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The people who did not support the Constitution because it gave too much power to the federal government.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Of the three branches of government, the _______________ branch executes or enforces the law
What is executive?
What region would benefit from enslaved people counting toward population, and would have suffered if they hadn't been counted?
What is the south?
A system of government where power is divided between the national government and the states.
What is federalism?
The delegate who kept a notebook of daily events at the Constitutional Convention and later wrote the Virginia Plan.
Who is James Madison?
The ___________________________ by James Madison that called for the states to have representation in the legislature based on population.
Hint: This would be good for larger states, such as Virginia.
What is Virginia Plan?
The Great Compromise created a two-house legislature: a Senate and...
What is the House of Representatives?
The Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution because it did not provide a Bill of ________.
What is a Bill of Rights?