DELEGATES
Who presented the Virginia Plan?
Edmund Randolph
What was our first Constitution called?
The Articles of Confederation
Where was the Convention held?
Philadelphia
Literally means rule by one
Autocracy
I proposed writing a new Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention
Edmond Randolph
Who kept the Journal of every word?
James Madison
One adjective best describes the problem with the Articles. They were too _____________.
weak
In what year was the Convention held?
1787
U.S. and France have this form of government?
Democracy
55
What were the number of delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
Who was President of the Convention
George Washington
What was the main argument between the Big and Little states?
over representation
How long did the Convention last?
4 months
Whose theory of government did we learn about?
John Locke
To revise the Articles of Confederation
Why was the Philadelphia Meeting called?
Who was the "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
How many votes did each delegation have?
1
Which state did not attend?
Rhode Island
What did Locke say about the power of government?
Came from the people
The Philadelphia Meeting became the ?
Constitutional Convention
He said slavery was immoral...and wouldn't sign because no Bill of Rights
George Mason
Name 3 philosophers that influenced the Founding Fathers
Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu
Who proposed writing a new constitution?
• EDMUND RANDOLPH
Government - "of the people, by the people, for the people"
What is democracy?
William Jackson
Who was secretary of the Constitutional Convention?