Info about the constitution Flashcards
Who wrote the constitution and what was he considered
James Madison was the father of the constitution
What else did James Madison come up with
The Virginia plan, separation of powers, and the bill of rights
When was the constitution written
May 25th to September 17th 1787
Where was the constitution written
Philadelphia
What is the Virginia plan include
Separation of powers, bicameral legislature, based on population and federal government increased on power
What were the details of the New Jersey plan
Unicameral legislator, each state received equal representation
What was the great compromise
It was a hybrid of Virginia plan and New Jersy plan, unicameral legislature, the house of representation was based on population Senate was based on equal representation
What was the three fifth’s clause
Slave counted as 3/5’s of a person for representation purposes and taxes
What was the ratification debait
Needed 9 to 13 states to ratify the constitution
What two sides had debates over ratifying the constitution
The Federalist and the non-federalists
What was the first state the ratify the constitution
Delaware
What was the last state to ratify the constitution
New Hampshire
What is the structure of the constitution
Preamble
Articles
-1. Legislative branch
-2. executive branch
-3. judicial branch
-4. relations among states
-5. amendment process
-6. federal power
-7. ratification
Amendments: 27 total 1st ten are the bill of rights
What is the legislative branch
Bicameral and they make laws, declare war, override veto’s, barrow money, regulate international and national trade and print money
How many senates does each state have
2
