The Constitutional Convention

Question 1

What are the 5 compromises that we’ve discussed?

Answer 1

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Question 2

What are the details of the New Jersey Plan? Who supported this plan?

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Question 3

What were the details of the Virginia Plan? Who supported this plan?

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Question 4

What were the details of the Pickney Plan? Who supported this plan?

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Question 5

What were the details of the Hamilton Plan? Who supported this plan?

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Question 6

What were the details of the Dickinson plan? Who supported it?

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Question 7

What was the plan that resolved the issues between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans? What were its key features?

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Question 8

Define proportional and equal representation.

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Question 9

Why did the Southern states “need” slave labor?

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Question 10

Did the Northern states depend on slave labor? Why or why not?

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Question 11

Define protective tariffs. Did the north or south support these? Why?

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Question 12

Explain how the North and South compromised over issues of slavery and protective tariffs.

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Question 13

Explain the fugitive slave cause. Where will you find this in the constitution?

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Question 14

Why were the Framers of the Constitution concerned about giving the legislative branch too MUCH power?

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Question 15

Why were the Framers of the Constitution concerned about giving the legislative branch too LITTLE power?

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Question 16

Explain the general welfare clause and the necessary and proper clause.

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Question 17

Did the Framers create a strong or weak legislative branch? Explain.

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Question 18

How did the Framers use the legislative branch to check the powers of the President?

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Question 19

What were some of the issues over how the President should be selected?

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Question 20

What is the Electoral College? Why do you think The Founders chose the Electoral College system over the Congressional System in electing the President?

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Question 21

What were some of the important decisions the Framers made when creating the Judicial Branch?

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Question 22

Briefly explain how the separation of powers among the three branches works?

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Question 23

What is Federalism? How does Federalism work under the Constitutional system in America?

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Question 24

What are Checks and Balances? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America?

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Question 25

What is Judicial Review? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America?

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Question 26

What is Majority Rule—Minority Rights? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America?

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Question 27

What is Horizontal federalism? How do they work under the Constitutional system in America? Article VI?

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Question 28

What are Expressed or Delegated Powers?

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Question 29

What are Inherit Powers?

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Question 30

What are Implied Powers?

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Question 31

What are Reserved Powers?

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Question 32

What are Concurrent Powers?

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Question 33

What are Denied Powers (Article 1, section 9)?

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Question 34

What are Denied Powers (Article 1, section 10)?

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Question 35

What are Exclusive Powers?

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Question 36

What are the 5 W’s of the Constitutional Convention?

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