History 7b Flashcards
Who was the elected chairman at the Philadelphia/Constitutional convention
George Washington
Who were the most important people at the Philadelphia/Constitutional invention
George Washington James Madison Gouverner Morris Benjamin Franklin Edmund Randolph
Who is the father of the Constitution and main writer of the words of the Constitution at the Philadelphia/Constitutional Convention
James Madison
What was Gouverner Morris main role at the Constitutional convention
Main author of the style of the Constitution
Who suggested that the articles couldn’t be revised but that a new plan of government should be written
Edmund Randolph
Name three points of agreements by the 55 delegates
Needed a strong Central or federal government
Must be separation of powers between three branches of government
Government should be a republic( elected representatives govern the people)
Rights of individual and his property should be protected
They all agree that certain compromises should be necessary
The great compromise
How many representatives each State should have and how they decided
Virginia plan (large state)
Two legislative bodies both based on population
New Jersey plan (small state)
One legislative body based on equal representation
Connecticut compromise
Two legislative bodies – 1 based on population and on equal representation
The Connecticut compromise was authored by
Roger Sherman
3/5 compromise
How should slaves be counted for taxation and presentation In
Congress
Each slave counts as 3/5 of a person for the taxation and representation
What date was the signing and ratifying of the Constitution
September 17, 1787
Who were Federalists
People who wanted the Constitution ratified
Who wrote the Federalist papers
Hamilton
Jay
Madison
Those who didn’t want the Constitution ratified were called
Anti-Federalist
Why did anti-Federalist opposed the Constitution
Mainly because it took way too much power from the states and didn’t have a Bill of Rights
When did the constitution go into effect
When New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify
June 1788
When were federal elections held
November 1788
Was the first president
George Washington
Who was the first vice president
John Adams
The Bill of Rights were passed on
December 15, 1791
