civics: creating a constitution ideas

Question 1

Philadelphia convention

Answer 1

1787- 55 delegates from 12 colonies
RI sent none- happy with sovereignty
in Secret, James Madison’s notes
didn’t want people to know of disagreements and disagree on it
only given power to amend AOC, but threw it out after 3 days, needed something different
no show: patrick henrey, john hancock, sam adams, thomas jefferson in france
there: george washington, james madison, benjamin franklin, alexander hamilton, roger sherman
Shays’ rebellion inspired it- opened eyes of nation

Question 2

Virginia plan

Answer 2

created by james madison
three branches- legislative most powerful
bicameral legislative w/ rep. on pop or amount of $ doanted
*** gave legislature power to make all laws states didn’t make
power over militayr
problems: small states wouldn’t have a voice, strong centralized governement
more like Constitution

Question 3

New Jersey plan

Answer 3

william patterson
Unicameral legislature w/ equal rep
minimal powers
counsel of 5 headed executives- nom by legislature
supreme court appointed by exec
more like AOC

Question 4

great Compromise

Answer 4

Roger Sherman
Bicameral legislature- HOR w/ prop rep on pop
upper house- senate w/ equal rep

Question 5

Article 1

Answer 5

Lefislative branch
Articel 1 Clause 8 Section 18- Neccissary and proper clause- congress gets to decide if something is within their power to do, and is required for them to do their job
Lots of expressed powers
Senate=upper house= equal rep
HOR= lower house= prop rep
explanation of elections

Question 6

Article 2

Answer 6

Executive Branch
explanation of elections- electoral college
expressed powers: commander-in-chief, nominating power, State of the Union, Make treaties

Question 7

Article 3

Answer 7

Judicial Branch
instructions for filling it in, not much there
left to first Congress: Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
expressed: cases involving ambassadors, state-state relationship
implied: judicial review

Question 8

Article 4

Answer 8

Federalism
relationship between states, and central gov
Rights of states
extradition
admission of new states
promise of protection for the republic form of government

Question 9

Article 5

Answer 9

Amending Process
process of changing constitution
2/3 of something national
3/4 of the states (can be anything in States)
legislature or conventions

Question 10

Article 6

Answer 10

Supremacy of Constitution
Supreme law of the land
no religious test to hold public office
revolutionary war debts absorbed by fed. gov

Question 11

Article 7

Answer 11

Ratification process
9/13 states to say yes
conventions called in each state
NH 9th, RI last to ratify at 13

Question 12

3/5 Compromise

Answer 12

to deal with representation
slaves shouldn’t be counted as people- but south wants more representation
agreed to count as 3/5 of a person for HOR rep
couldn’t deal with slavery issue or else south would’t agree