Chapter 3 Section 1 and 2 Flashcards
Race, job, age of delegate at constitutional convention
Lawyer, physician, planter, general, governor, Merchant, College president
Age 30-40
Whites
What was the voting process for the constitutional convention
Majority vote with each state having one vote
Secrecy rule? Why was it used?
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
Meeting of state delegates in 1786 leading to adoption of new constitution
Constitutional convention
Legislative branch
Makes laws, Congress House of Representatives and Senate
Executive branch
Carries out and enforces the laws, President and presidents cabinet
Judicial branch
Interprets and applies laws, supreme Court and federal court
Who proposed the Virginia plan?
James Madison
How many houses would the legislature have in the Virginia plan
Two
What would representation of states be based on in each house for the Virginia plan
Their population
Who would have more power in the Virginia plan
The larger states
Which states would the Virginia plan appeal to
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia
Who proposed the New Jersey plan
William Paterson
How many houses with the legislator have and how many votes would each state get
One
Who would have more power in the New Jersey plan
They had equal power
Which states did the New Jersey plan appeal to
Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland
The great compromise
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
What was decided by the 3/5 compromise
For every five slaves three would count towards population and taxation
Electoral college
A group of people named by each state legislator to elect a president and vice president
What was similar between the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan
They both had three branches of government
How did the views of the Federalists and anti-Federalist differ
Federalists supported the constitution in the anti-Federalist disagreed with Constitution and believe that it should have a bill of rights
How did the Federalists and anti-federalist compromise so that the constitution would be ratified
They compromised by adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
Legislative branch
Makes laws, Congress House of Representatives and Senate
Executive branch
Carries out and enforces the laws, President and presidents cabinet
