Who's Your Daddy, Constitution?
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?
JAMES MADISON
True or False. Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Constitutional Convention.
FALSE - He was serving as American Minister to France at the time.
The ________ believed in a stronger national government for the U.S.
The Federalists
What year AND where did the Constitutional Convention occur?
In Philadelphia in 1787
True or False - I have a right to privacy under the constitution.
False
What state is James Madison from?
VIRGINIA
Sometimes, the delegates at the Constitutional Convention are called the "Founding Fathers" What is another term that is used to refer to them? F_______________
FRAMERS
A bicameral legislature with representation based on population. This is called the ___________ Plan.
Virginia Plan
Which TINY State did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island
Name the three (3) Branches of Government
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Madison eventually became the 4th President of the United States. Who was the President before him?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Who presided over the Consitutional Convention?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
A unicameral legislature with each state having equal representation regardless of population. This was the N______ J_______ Plan.
The New Jersey Plan
What "Articles" previously served as the governing document of the United States before the Constitution was enacted?
The Articles of Confederation
The first ten (10) amendments to the constitution are the _________ of _________ and restrict "state" or "federal" powers.
The Bill of Rights restrict federal powers.
What important publication did Madison begin Writing with his peers to convince the public to ratify the Constitution?
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS
What was the most popular profession of the delegates to the convention?
LAWYERS! (34 out of 55) Other were: Merchants & Financiers, Planters & Farmers, Public Officials & Statesman, Physician, Scientists, Academics and One Minister.
What did the Antiferderalists believe?
They opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government. They believed in States' Rights.
The members of the Constitutional Convention did not intend to write a new Constitution when they first met. Was was their initial plan?
The plan was to amend and change the Articles of Confederation.
Which constitutional amendment is the only one that has been repealed? Name the number or what it involved.
The 18 Amendment. This amendment established Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol in 1919. It was ratified in 1933.
Madison was the first president to lead the nation in what war?
THE WAR OF 1812
Name Four (4) men who were at the Consitutional Convention.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, ALEXANDER HAMILTON, JAMES MADISON, EDUMND RANDOLPH, GEORGE WASHINGTON, SAMUEL ADAMS
Can you explain one of the following Compromises?
Connecticutt Compromise
Massachusetts Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Connecticutt Compromise - 2 Senators Per State, House of Reps based on state population
Massachusetts Compromise - Anti-Federalists would ratify Consitution if the Federalist ageed to support amendments (Bill of Rights)
3/5 Compromise - Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person for congressional representatin of states in the South. Congress not permitted to ban slave trade until 1808.
Three (3) delegates to the convention refuse to sign the Constitution. What did they feel was missing?
No Bill of Rights
Too Much Federal Power
Flawed Strucure
Name all Five (5) Freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment.
Freedom of:
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition