Founding Fathers & Delegates
Inventor of the lightening rod, oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The type of central government the Federalist party wanted.
What is a strong, central government?
The type of central government the Anti-federalist party wanted.
What is a weaker central government?
Delegates from this many states met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Summer of 1783.
Compromise
What is to come to an agreement or solution that works for both parties/meets the needs of everyone?
This person came up with The Great Compromise that was a solution for the large and small states to both feel represented in the legislative branch.
Who is Roger Sherman?
Big 3 of the Federalist Party (must name all 3)
Who is...
-Alexander Hamilton
-John Jay
-James Madison
Big 3 of the anti-Federalist Party (must name all 3)
Who is..
-Thomas Jefferson
-John Hancock
-Patrick Henry
On the first day, John Dickinson of Pennsylvania gave a speech pointing out the weaknesses of this.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Tyranny/tyrant
What is a cruel and oppressive method of ruling/ruler?
Washington's right hand man, later became Secretary of Treasury under President Washington. Helped write a series of very famous essays.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
What is...?
-Manufacturing
-Shipping
-Trading
Industries the Anti-Federalist party focused on
What is agriculture?
What is...
-Each state got 1 vote, regardless of population
-This was a deadlocked vote because larger states did not feel it was fair to only receive 1 vote to represent their large population
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Delegate
What is someone who represented their state/country/city at a meeting?
Did not ratify the Constitution because it lacked a Bill of Rights. The process of manipulating voting district is named after this person.
Who is Elbridge Gerry?
The series of essays written by party members used to convince people to support a strong central government.
What are the Federalist Papers?
The reason the Anti-Federalists refused to sign the new Constituion.
What is it did not include a Bill of Rights?
Southern states suggested this idea when debating slavery during the convention. This angered Northern delegates.
What is...counting the enslaved people in their state population?
What is the signing of a document?
Who is Gouverneur Morris?
Type of democracy the Federalist party supported
What is a representative democracy?
The reason a Bill of Rights was a "must have" for the Anti-Federalist party.
What is...Anti-federalists were fearful that a strong central government would abuse power and not protect the rights of citizens. They demanded that it be outlined the specific rights people have and what will be protected?
The dilemma when it came to representation for each state. Explain it to me.
What is...
-People suggested sending # of reps based on population.
-Small states feared that large states would dominate and act as tyrants.
-Small states demanded some protection against being outspoken.
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Representative Democracy
What is a form of democracy where the people elect representatives to speak and vote on their behalf in Congress?
For example, the people of Arizona elected Mark Kelly to represent them in Congress.