Chapter 3 Section 1 and 2

Question 1

Race, job, age of delegate at constitutional convention

Answer 1

Lawyer, physician, planter, general, governor, Merchant, College president
Age 30-40
Whites

Question 2

What was the voting process for the constitutional convention

Answer 2

Majority vote with each state having one vote

Question 3

Secrecy rule? Why was it used?

Answer 3

Delegates could speak freely at meetings and could not discuss what was said at meetings with public

Made it easier to bargain with one another and change minds on issues

Question 4

Meeting of state delegates in 1786 leading to adoption of new constitution

Answer 4

Constitutional convention

Question 5

Legislative branch

Answer 5

Makes laws, Congress House of Representatives and Senate

Question 6

Executive branch

Answer 6

Carries out and enforces the laws, President and presidents cabinet

Question 7

Judicial branch

Answer 7

Interprets and applies laws, supreme Court and federal court

Question 8

Who proposed the Virginia plan?

Answer 8

James Madison

Question 9

How many houses would the legislature have in the Virginia plan

Answer 9

Two

Question 10

What would representation of states be based on in each house for the Virginia plan

Answer 10

Their population

Question 11

Who would have more power in the Virginia plan

Answer 11

The larger states

Question 12

Which states would the Virginia plan appeal to

Answer 12

Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia

Question 13

Who proposed the New Jersey plan

Answer 13

William Paterson

Question 14

How many houses with the legislator have and how many votes would each state get

Answer 14

One

Question 15

Who would have more power in the New Jersey plan

Answer 15

They had equal power

Question 16

Which states did the New Jersey plan appeal to

Answer 16

Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland

Question 17

The great compromise

Answer 17

Proposed by Roger Sherman, the legislator with two houses; senate and the House of Representatives. Each state would have equal representation in the Senate and the representation would be based on population in the House of Representatives

Question 18

What was decided by the 3/5 compromise

Answer 18

For every five slaves three would count towards population and taxation

Question 19

Electoral college

Answer 19

A group of people named by each state legislator to elect a president and vice president

Question 20

What was similar between the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan

Answer 20

They both had three branches of government

Question 21

How did the views of the Federalists and anti-Federalist differ

Answer 21

Federalists supported the constitution in the anti-Federalist disagreed with Constitution and believe that it should have a bill of rights

Question 22

How did the Federalists and anti-federalist compromise so that the constitution would be ratified

Answer 22

They compromised by adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

Question 23

Legislative branch

Answer 23

Makes laws, Congress House of Representatives and Senate

Question 24

Executive branch

Answer 24

Carries out and enforces the laws, President and presidents cabinet

Question 25

Judicial branch

Answer 25

Interprets and applies laws, supreme Court and federal court

Question 26

Who proposed the Virginia plan?

Answer 26

James Madison

Question 27

How many houses would the legislature have in the Virginia plan

Answer 27

Two

Question 28

What would representation of states be based on in each house for the Virginia plan

Answer 28

Their population

Question 29

Who would have more power in the Virginia plan

Answer 29

The larger states

Question 30

Which states would the Virginia plan appeal to

Answer 30

Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia

Question 31

Who proposed the New Jersey plan

Answer 31

William Paterson

Question 32

How many houses with the legislator have and how many votes would each state get

Answer 32

One

Question 33

Who would have more power in the New Jersey plan

Answer 33

They had equal power

Question 34

Which states did the New Jersey plan appeal to

Answer 34

Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland

Question 35

The great compromise

Answer 35

Proposed by Roger Sherman, the legislator with two houses; senate and the House of Representatives. Each state would have equal representation in the Senate and the representation would be based on population in the House of Representatives

Question 36

What was decided by the 3/5 compromise

Answer 36

For every five slaves three would count towards population and taxation

Question 37

Electoral college

Answer 37

A group of people named by each state legislator to elect a president and vice president

Question 38

What was similar between the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan

Answer 38

They both had three branches of government

Question 39

How did the views of the Federalists and anti-Federalist differ

Answer 39

Federalists supported the constitution in the anti-Federalist disagreed with Constitution and believe that it should have a bill of rights

Question 40

How did the Federalists and anti-federalist compromise so that the constitution would be ratified

Answer 40

They compromised by adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution