Constitutional Convention Flashcards
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
When did the Constitutional Convention open?Where?
May, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
It was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What was the changed purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To replace the Articles of Confederation with a new plan for the government.
Who were the two important leaders absent from the convention?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
What state did not send any representatives to Philadelphia?
Rhode Island
What was the Virginia Plan?
- Bicameral: 2 house legislature
- Had a House of Representatives: representatives based on population
What was the New Jersey Plan?
- Unicameral: one house legislature
- # of representatives are same for each state no matter how big or large in population they are
Unicameral
Means one house
Bicameral
Means two houses
The Great Compromise
- Bicameral legislature
- Senate had two rep. per state (helped New Jersey Plan)
- House of Representatives had # of representatives based on population (helped the Virginia Plan) - Both houses must pass each law
3/5 Compromise
Helped out Southern states because they want more representatives, and they did this by insisting that their slaves counted as people. The 3/5 compromise explains that only 3/5 of the slaves in each state counted as people in the census and for taxes.
Articles of Confederation
Our 1st national constitution
Date of the Articles of Confederation’s birth
March of 1781
The Articles of Confederation was organized around…….?
A Congress
