The Constitutional Convention: 1.4

Question 1

boundary for original 13 colonies

Answer 1

Appellation Mountains

Question 2

Mississippi River

Answer 2

boarder moves as Western boarder

Question 3

George Washington

Answer 3

head of convention

Question 4

James Madison

Answer 4

called “father of the Constitution”

Question 5

when

Answer 5

began in May 1787; completed Sep 17, 1787 (constitutional day)

Question 6

where

Answer 6

Independence Haul, Philadephia, PA

Question 7

who

Answer 7

55 delegates appointed by the state legislatures

Question 8

leadership

Answer 8

George Washington, Benjamin Franklin

Question 9

authorship

Answer 9

James Madison, Governeur Morris, James Wilson

Question 10

The Virginia Plan

Answer 10

legislative branch, upper and lower house, support larger populous states, opposition smaller states, strong executive branch chosen by national legislator, judicial branch national

Question 11

legislative branch V

Answer 11

strong national legislature with 2 houses (bicameral)

Question 12

upper house V

Answer 12

executive, chosen by the lower house

Question 13

lower house V

Answer 13

judicial, chosen by the people

Question 14

support V

Answer 14

larger populous states

Question 15

opposition V

Answer 15

smaller populous states that wanted more independence

Question 16

executive branch V

Answer 16

strong executive chosen by the national legislature

Question 17

judicial branch V

Answer 17

national judiciary appointed by the national legislature

Question 18

The New Jersey Plan

Answer 18

legislative branch with one house, opposition for larger states, weak executive branch, limited judicial branch

Question 19

legislative branch NJ

Answer 19

national legislature with one house (unicameral), one vote for each state; independent states continue as confederation; congressional power to impose taxes and trade regulation

Question 20

opposition NJ

Answer 20

larger states who wanted their populations to carry more weight in the national legislature

Question 21

executive branch NJ

Answer 21

weaker executive, consisting of more than one person, chosen by the national legislature (presidential board)

Question 22

judicial branch NJ

Answer 22

limited national judiciary appointed by executive

Question 23

The Connecticut Compromise

Answer 23

legislative branch with 2 houses, executive branch with presidential term, judicial branch appointed by the executive

Question 24

legislative branch C

Answer 24

2 houses; house of reps: # of reps based on each state’s population (lower house) favored large; senate: 2 members from each state regardless of population, elected by state legislatures favored small; congressional power to impose taxes; laws for taxing/spending begin in the House

Question 25

executive branch C

Answer 25

president chosen by the Electoral College system (voters from the states electors choose president); 4 year term

Question 26

judicial branch C

Answer 26

national judiciary appointed by the executive (president) and confirmed by the state

Question 27

3/5 Compromise

Answer 27

northern and southern state delegates disagreed on how to count slaves with representation and taxation; southern states wanted all slaves counted to give more representation in Congress, didn’t want for taxes; northern states wanted slaves counted for tax not representation in Congress

Question 28

compromise solution

Answer 28

only 3/5 of slaves counted for taxation and representation in the south