Consitotion Flashcards
Where did the convention take place
Philadelphia
Did they revise the articles of confederation
No
Who was the president of the convention
George Washington
Who is the father of the constitution
James Madison’s
What was one item debated at the convention
How much power the national government should have
What did the great compromise do
Decide how many votes each state should have
What did the three fifths compromise do
It decided how slaves would be counted in the population
What do checks and balances do
They checked each branch’s power so none of them had to much power
How many senators were there for each state
2
What is the House of Representatives based on
States population
How many states had to ratify the constitution
9/13
What are the bill of rights
The first 10 amendments
What documents were the u.s constitution based on
The vergina declaration by George Madison an the Virginia statue of freedom by Thomas Jefferson
