A New Constitution (1787) Flashcards
1
Q
Delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles but created a new Constitution.
A
Constitutional Convention (May-September 1787)
2
Q
Virginia Plan favored large states (representation by population), New Jersey Plan favored small states (equal representation).
A
Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
3
Q
Created a bicameral legislature: House of Representatives (by population) and Senate (equal representation).
A
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
4
Q
Counted enslaved people as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxation.
A
Three-Fifths Compromise
5
Q
Divided power between national and state governments.
A
Federalism
