"Let's get together (or not)"
This was the city where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787.
What is Philadelphia?
This man was named the chair of the Constitutional Convention.
Who was George Washington?
A written constitution that specifies and limits what the national government can and cannot do is this priciple of government.
What is a limited government?
This compromise allowed slavery to continue in the United States and settled whether or not slaves would count towards a state's total population.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
This was considered the first constitution of the United States, but it didn't last long and a new document had to be drafted.
What was The Articles of Confederation?
This was the only state that did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
This man introduced the compromise plan for a two-house congress that was eventually adopted by the Constitutional Convention.
Who was Roger Sherman?
This priciple of government states that government is a republic and is governed by representatives chosen by and accountable to the voters.
What is Republican Philosophy?
This compromise settled the debate between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan by combining features of both.
The Great Compromise
This issue was not solved during the Constitutional Convention.
What is the issue of slavery?
This became the name of the convention that was called in Philadelphia to solve the weaknesses of the Confederation.
What is The Consitutional Convention?
This man is known as the "Father of the Constitution".
Who is James Madison?
This describes popular sovereignty.
What is the ultimate source of governmental power lies in the people?
This plan proposed a two-house Congress, with representation based on state population. Obviously, it was favored by the larger states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The opponents of ratifying the Constitution were called this.
Who are anti-federalists?
This was the most important accomplishment of the Annapolis Convention.
What is calling for another convention to remedy the weaknesses fo the constitution? (The Constitutional Convention)
This man called for the Constitutional Convention to happen.
Alexander Hamilton
The Principle of Government titled Separation of powers states that the national government is divided into these three separate branches and roles.
What is the legislative branch, which makes the laws; the executive branch, which enforces the laws; and the judicial branch, which interprets the laws?
This plan proposed a one-house Congress, with equal votes for each state. The smaller states favored this plan.
What is The New Jersey Plan.
During the Confederation government, this uprising consisting of farmers had to be quelled by military force.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
What is to form a better Union, establish justice, ensure domestic peace, provide for defence, promote welfare, and secure the blessing of liberty to the writers and their posterity?
These two Founding Fathers had a huge role in writing the Declaration of Independence, but were not present at the Constitutional Convention as they were serving as ambassadors in Europe.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
This priciple of government states that the powers of government are divided between the national government and the individual state governments.
What is Federalism?
This oulined a three stage plan for the creation of a state.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This was one of the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is couldn't collect taxes; couldn't defend borders; states had different currencies; it was very difficult to pass laws; no federal money?