The Convention
Famous Delegates
Proposals & Compromises
States' Powers
The Constitution
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Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia, PA
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What did Washington do at the convention?
-He was selected to be the first president.
-He led the discussions at the convention.
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What was the goal of the Virginia Plan?
-3 separate branches of government
-number of representatives based on population size
-two houses of congress
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What does enumerate mean?
To list.
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What is the Constitution?
A list of laws explaining citizens rights and how the government is supposed to run.
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How many states attended the convention?
12 out of 13
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Which delegate is often called the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
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Not everyone liked the VA Plan. The New Jersey plan was a counter-proposal. What did it call for?
Any are acceptable:
-Everyone gets the same number of representatives, regardless of population size.
-1 legislative house in congress.
-3 separate government branches.
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Powers not enumerated (listed) in the Constitution were reserved for who?
The States
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What is the second amendment?
The second amendment guarantees to citizens:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
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What is a "delegate"
people, state representatives
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Who wrote the "Virginia Plan"? Who proposed it?
James Madison, Edmund Randoph
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What was "The Great Compromise," what did it suggest?
-House of Representatives would be elected by popular vote (populations size)
-Every state would get 2 senators in the Senate, regardless of population size.
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How many branches of government are there? What are they?
3 branches.
-legislative
-judicial
-executive
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What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
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What was the goal of the convention?
To fix the problems with the Articles of Confederation.
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What did William Paterson of NJ propose?
The New Jersey Plan
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What was the Fugitive Slave Clause?
This policy required enslaved persons who escaped to other states to be returned to their owners.
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What are "checks and balances"?
How the government prevents the different branches from taking too much power, overstepping their boundaries, abusing power, behaving illegally, etc.
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What does the 4th amendment protect citizens against?
Unlawful search and seizure.
"the people have a right “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.”
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What actually ended up happening with the Articles of Confederation?
They were tossed and a whole new document was written.
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What did Roger Sherman of CT propose?
The Great Compromise
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What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
A portion of the enslaved population would count towards a state’s representation and taxes.
-Free people = whole person
-Indians = 0
-Enslaved persons = 3/5 of whole persons (5 enslaved persons were equal to 3 free persons)
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To prevent the national government from abusing power, the Framers designed the Constitution to include three important parts:
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3.
1. Enumerated and Reserved powers
2. Separation of powers
3. Checks and balances.
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What is the 1st amendment? Why is it important?
