The Fathers
He was called the Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
A bicameral congress has this many houses
What is 2?
The government is a republic and is governed by representatives chosen by and accountable to the voters
What is the Republican philosophy?
James Madison promised to introduce a bill of rights during the heated debate over ratification in this state
What is Virginia?
The indirect means for electing the president
What is the Electoral College?
He became the first vice president of the United States
Who was John Adams?
This is the number of free inhabitants a territory needed before it could be accepted as a state
What is 60,000?
What is limited government?
This plan, proposed by William Patterson, presented a one-house Congress, with equal votes for each state
What is the New Jersey Plan?
The supporters of the Constitution, which included John Jay and James Madison
What are the Federalists?
He stopped the Newburgh Conspiracy, which was caused by military discontent over back wages
Who was George Washington?
This compromise allowed the slave population to be counted for representation, but slave states would have to pay taxes on slaves at the same rate. It temporarily resolved the slavery issue
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The national government is divided into three separate branches: legislative, which makes the laws; executive, which enforces the laws; and the judicial branch, which interprets the laws
What is Separation of Powers?
This state refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention and was the last state to ratify the Constitution
What is Rhode Island?
These men, who included James Monroe, opposed the Constitution
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
He wrote in favor of the Constitution while using the pen name "Publius"
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
The average age of the delegates of the Constitutional Convention
What is 42?
Each of the three branches serves to restrict the other two and to provide balance and accountability
What are Checks and Balances?
This plan, proposed by Edmund Randolph, presented a two-house Congress, with representation based on state population
What is the Virginia Plan? (or Randolph Plan)
This decade was probably the most critical in our nation's history
What is the 1780's?
He said, "Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best"
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
What is 9?
The powers of government are divided between the national government and the individual state governments
What is Federalism?
This compromise, proposed by Roger Sherman, was an agreement whereby representation in the House of Representatives would be determined by each state's population and representation in the Senate would be equal for all states
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
During the Confederation government, this uprising had to be quelled by military force
What is Shay's Rebellion?