Constitutional Convention

Question 1

When and where did the Constitutional Convention start?

Answer 1

May 25, 1781 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the state house (Independence Hall)

Question 2

Who created the Virginia Plan?

Answer 2

James Madison

Question 3

What states does the Virginia Plan support?

Answer 3

Larger states

Question 4

What are the three characteristics of the legislative branch in the Virginia Plan?

Answer 4

Make laws
Bicameral (2 house) congress
Size of both houses based on population

Question 5

What are the three characteristics of the executive branch in the Virginia Plan?

Answer 5

Enforce laws
One executive (President)
Executive chosen by Congress

Question 6

What are the three characteristics of the judicial branch in the Virginia Plan?

Answer 6

Interpret laws
More than one court
Justices appointed by President

Question 7

Who created the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 7

William Paterson

Question 8

What states does the New Jersey Plan support?

Answer 8

Smaller states

Question 9

What are the three characteristics of the legislative branch in the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 9

Make laws
Unicameral (1 house) Congress
Size of house equal among states (1 Senator each)

Question 10

What are the three characteristics of the executive branch in the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 10

Enforce laws
Several executive
Executives appointed by Congress

Question 11

What are the three characteristics of the judicial branch in the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 11

Interpret laws
One court
Justices appointed by executives

Question 12

What is the Connecticut Plan also called?

Answer 12

The Great Compromise

Question 13

Who created the Great Compromise?

Answer 13

Roger Sherman

Question 14

What states does the Connecticut Plan support?

Answer 14

Big states and smaller states

Question 15

What are the three characteristics of the legislative branch in the Connecticut Plan?

Answer 15

Make laws
Bicameral (2 house) Congress
House of Rep. based on population, Senate equal

Question 16

What are the three characteristics of the executive branch in the Connecticut Plan?

Answer 16

Enforce laws
One executive (President)
Appointed through electoral college

Question 17

What are the three characteristics of the judicial branch in the Connecticut Plan?

Answer 17

Interpret laws
One Supreme Court
Justices appointed by executive

Question 18

What was the last major issue?

Answer 18

Whether slaves should be counted as population or not

Question 19

With the last major issue, what did southern states want?

Answer 19

Southern states wanted slaves to be counted as population and wanted to keep slavery

Question 20

With the last major issue, what did northern states want?

Answer 20

Northern states did not want slaves to be counted as population, if slaves were counted as population they said their cattle and livestock would be counted as population. Northern states wanted to abolish slavery

Question 21

What was the compromise for the last major issue?

Answer 21

Slaves would count as 3/5 of the population

Question 22

In the end what was the Constitution?

Answer 22

It was a balancing act of many philosophies that enabled the Constitution to be ratifies

Question 23

When was the Constitution ratified?

Answer 23

September 17, 1787

Question 24

How many states were needed to have the Constitution be ratified?

Answer 24

2/3 (9 out of 13)

Question 25

Did all states eventually sign the Constitution? If so when?

Answer 25

All states eventually signed the Constitution in 1790

Question 26

What were the men who helped create the Constitution called?

Answer 26

Framers

Question 27

What was the order of states ratifying the Constitution?

Answer 27

1. Delaware 2. Pennsylvania 3. New Jersey 4. Georgia 5. Connecticut 6. Massachusetts 7. Maryland 8. South Carolina 9. ***New Hampshire 10. Virginia 11. New York 12. North Carolina 13. Rhode Island