Chapter 5 Sec. 2&3 Flashcards
Why did the constitutional convention take place
They wanted to revise the art of confederation
Where was the constitutional convention held
Philly
Who was the leading political philosopher
James Madison
What was the purpose of the VA plan
To elect representatives based on population
To have two houses
What three main things did the great compromise do
- Settle the dispute over congressional representatives
- Made the only one directly elected the House of Representatives
- And limited the power of the president
How did the presidents power get limited
- Couldn’t declare war
- Couldn’t sign a treaty
- They could override his veto
- They put check and balances in place
- He could be impeached
Who led the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court justice
How could an amendment be put in place
- 2/3 of congress
- 2/3 of state legislature
- 3/4 of the states ratify
Who wrote most of the federalist essays and how many did he write
Hamilton
50
What did essay 10 say
Size and Diversity will make it impossible for a single faction to form a majority that could dominate the government
What did the anti federalist want in order to pass the cons
A bill of rights
Who were the three most important anti federalist
P. Henry
S. Adams
R. Henry Lee
Who was the last to ratify the constitution
Rhode Island
What did Ben Franklin and George Washington say about the constitution
They said that its amount of success is unknown.
Who was Hamilton
A federalist whom wrote most of the federalist essays and was from NY and went to the constitutional convention
