The Constatution

Question 1

How many articles are in the constitution ?

Answer 1

7

Question 2

How many amendments does the constitution have?

Answer 2

27

Question 3

Wear was the constitution convention?

Answer 3

In Philadelphia in Pennsylvania

Question 4

How many delegates met at the constitutional convention?

Answer 4

There were 55 delegates from all 13 states

Question 5

What were the rules for the constitution convention?

Answer 5

1) they met from 10 to 6 2) they didn’t leave during that time. 3) they were not allowed to take there notes with them

Question 6

Who is often called the father of the constitution?

Answer 6

James Madison

Question 7

What are the three branches of government?

Answer 7

Legislative, executive and judicial

Question 8

What does the judicial branch do?

Answer 8

It includes the Supreme Court and is in charge of the court.

Question 9

What is the executive branch?

Answer 9

The president is part of the exit I’ve branch and all of the people that work for him.

Question 10

What is the legislative branch?

Answer 10

The branch in charge of making the laws (Congress).

Question 11

What is the bill of rights?

Answer 11

The first ten amendments of the constitution.

Question 12

What was the constitutional convention originally for?

Answer 12

It was to revise the articles of confederation

Question 13

Who was the president of the constitutional convention?

Answer 13

George Washington

Question 14

What was the constitutional convention?

Answer 14

It was a gathering of delights from the states who were ordered to revise the articles of confederation

Question 15

What did the delegates end up doing at the convention?

Answer 15

They ended up writing a whole new constitution and this at the time was actually a form of treason.

Question 16

what was the first continental congress act?

Answer 16

to not revise the articles of confederation.

Question 17

who proposed the Virginia plan?

Answer 17

James Madison

Question 18

what was the Virginia plan?

Answer 18

Strong national government with 3 branches: legislative, executive, judicial. this plan was very good for the larger states.

Question 19

who proposed the New Jersey plan?

Answer 19

William patterson

Question 20

what was the New Jersey plan?

Answer 20

One-house legislature each state has equal number of Votes

Question 21

who proposed the contetecut plan?

Answer 21

bi-cameral (two house) legislature. House of Representatives elect on basis of state population. Senate – each state would have two senators (regardless of population). all eligible citizens (white men with property) would elect members of House State legislatures would elect senators. Electoral College (group of electors) would elect President. State legislature would determine how state’s electors are chosen

Question 22

what is the connect plan sometimes called?

Answer 22

the great compromise.

Question 23

what was the three fifths comprimise?

Answer 23

Each slave counted as three fifths of a person when state’s population calculated (good for southern states).

Question 24

who were the federalists?

Answer 24

believed in the constitution.
Strong national government would provide protection, maintain order, regulate trade, and guarantee the rights of citizen. Ensure that nation’s debts paid and American money had stable value.

Question 25

what were the federalists papers?

Answer 25

a book of essays sporting the constitution

Question 26

who wrote the federalist papers?

Answer 26

Alexander Hamilton, John jay and James madision.

Question 27

who were the anti-federlists?

Answer 27

Feared strong central government would endanger people’s liberties.(opponents of the constitution)

Question 28

what does the preamble state?

Answer 28

it states the goals for the constitution.

Question 29

article 1

Answer 29

covers the legislative branch