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Why did the Congress want to revise the Articles of Confederation?

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they wanted to produce a more effective national government

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Why did Congress call the states to a national convention?

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To revise the the Articles of Confederation

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What did the delegates decide to do when they got to the convention?

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They decided to dispense with the articles and set out to write a completely new constitution

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What did the delegates call the convention they attended?

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The Constitutional Convention

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How many delegates were chose to attended the Constitutional Convention? How many actually came?

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74 were invited

55 came

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What is a delegate?

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A person who is authorized to act as a representative for others

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What is the difference between the delegates of the Constitutional Convention and ordinary American citizens?

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Delegates- wealthy, educated, politically experienced

Citizens- lived and worked on small farms

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One of the most striking characteristics of the delegates was their what?

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youth

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What was the average age of the delegates?

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42

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What were the 2 occupations of the delegates?

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lawyers and many others had held public office

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What group(s) of people were not at the convention?

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women, blacks, children, or native americans

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Who was famous for his fierce devotion to liberty?

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Patrick Henry

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What did Patrick Henry believe?

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that the convention’s planners might be using the meeting to establish a powerful central government

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Which well known leaders were missing from the Constitutional Convention?

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Thomas Jefferson,
John Adams,
Thomas Paine

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Where was Thomas Jefferson during the Constitutional Convention?

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serving as a minister in Paris, France

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Where was John Adams during the Constitutional Convention?

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He was a envoy to England and Holland

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Where was Thomas Paine during the Constitutional Convention?

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in Europe trying to promote his recently invented design for an iron bridge

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Who were 5 key delegates in the Constitutional convention?

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George Washington
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Gouverneur Morris
Alexander Hamilton
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What was George Washington’s role in the convention?

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he guided the convention as president with a firm hand

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What was James Madison’s role in the convention?

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he was “Father of the Constitution”

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What was Benjamin Franklin’s role in the convention?

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he was Senior statesman of the convention

was a conciliator during heatedd debates

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What was Gouverneur Morris’s role in the convention?

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was a gifted writer and was credited for most of the actual language in the Constitution

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What was Alexander Hamilton’s role in the convention?

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admired the Britiish system of government and was the convention’s most passionate advocate of a strong central government
his desire for a single chief executive came close to a wish for a monarchy

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What delayed the many of the delegates from coming to the convention?

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spring rains and muddy roads

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What is a quorum?

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the minimum number of members who must be present for the valid transaction of business

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When was a quorum reached for the convention reached? How many delegates were there?

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May 25

29 delegates

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By a ____________ vote, the delegates elected George Washington president of the convention.

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unanimous

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How did the delegates enforce secrecy at the convention?

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guards were placed outside the doors of the State House

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Why was the Constitutional Convention called?

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for the sole purpose of of revising the Articles of Confederation

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What did several delegates believe before the convention?

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that the Articles would need more then a revision

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The delegates adopted what just 5 days into the convention?

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a proposal to write a completely new constitution

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Who proposed the Virginia Plan?

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Edmund Randolph

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What was the main idea(s) behind the Virginia Plan?

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Government with 3 branches
representation by the population
Strong central Government

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Why did people who feared a strong central government object to the Virginia Plan?

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it gave Congress too much authority over state legislature

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Who proposed the New Jersey Plan?

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William Paterson

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What were the main idea(s) of the New Jersey Plan?

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retained many features of the Articles
all power’s in Congress
1 state=1 vote

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What basic issues did the delegates mostly agree on?

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popular sovereignty
representative system of government
separate branches of government

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Who proposed the great compromise?

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Roger Sherman

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What were the main idea(s) behind the Great Compromise?

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members of the house were selected based on representation

each state=2 senators

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Who did Southerners want to count as population? Why?

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slaves because it would make their population increase

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What was the Northerners argument behind slaves counting as population?

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since slaves could not vote, they should not be counted as property

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What did the delegates agree about slaves becoming part of the population? What is this called?

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slaves would count 3/5 of the population-both for representation and taxation
3/5 Compromise

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Few delegates were completely _______ with the Constitution.

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happy

43
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When was the Constitution signed?

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September 17, 1787

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Where was the convention held?

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Philadelphia

45
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When was the Constitution ratified?

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1789

46
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Who was the first president? Who was the first vice president?

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George Washington

John Adam

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What was stirred during the Revolutionary War? What was the effect?

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Nationalism
people began to think of themselves as Americans
had 1st flags and 1st heroes

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What is the sharing of powers known as?

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Federalism

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What were some National powers?

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declare war
admit new states
coin money

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What were some powers of the States?

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conduct elections
make marriage laws
create corporation laws

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What were some National AND State powers?

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levy taxes
borrow money
establish courts

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What “people” were not included in the constitution? Why?

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slaves

they could not vote

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What rights do women receive?

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none

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What did the 3/5 Compromise ban?

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the importing of slaves

55
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Why was so much power given to the president?

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the people assumed that George Washington would rule for life

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Why did the House introduce Bills?

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to raise money

57
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Who did the House represent?

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the poor

58
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Who advises the president?

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the Senate

59
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Who does the Senate represent?

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the upper class

60
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What was Congress an example of?

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how people feared returning to life under a king

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The Supreme Court hears all cases involving what?

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laws

treaties of the US

62
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Why was there so much debate on whether to pass the Constitution?

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Federalists (who supported it) argued with AntiFederalists (who did not support it)
Many hesitated because there was no guaranteed Bill of Rights

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What are the first 10 Amendments?

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1=Right to freedom of Speech and Religion
2=Right to Bear Arms
3=Quartering soldiers
4=Search and Seizure
5=Criminal Process; Due Process
6=Right to Trial by Jury
7=Civil Trial
8=Punishment for Crimes 
9=Other Rights of the People
10=Powers of the States
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What are the first seven articles of the Constitution?

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1=Legislative Branch
2=Executive Branch
3=Judicial
4=Relationships of States
5=Amending the Constitution
6=Role of the National Government
7=Ratifying the Constitution

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