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Unit 4
Articles of Confederation, Founding Fathers, Constitutional Convention
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Founding Fathers do instead of revising the Articles of Confederation? | Wrote the U.S. Constitution |
| Who is called the "Father of the Constitution" because he took careful notes during the meetings? | James Madison |
| What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention? | To revise the Articles of Confederation |
| Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| What year was the U.S. Constitution written? | 1787 |
| What are synonyms for the following words: Congress Approve Bicameral Unicameral Representation | Legislature Ratify 2 houses 1 house votes |
| What house of the legislature is considered the "lower house" and has representation based on population? | The House of Representatives |
| Who were the two most well known Anti-Federalists? | Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry |
| Which plan favored large states because the number of representatives for the legislature would be based on population? | The Virginia Plan |
| Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What issue did the 3/5 Compromise settle? | Settles how slaves would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation |
| Which early government documents influenced the writing of the U.S. Constitution? | Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation |
| What is the group of men called who attended the Constitutional Convention? | The Founding Fathers |
| Which plan favored small states because the number of representatives for the legislature would be equal for each state? | The New Jersey Plan |
| Which document was written in 1215 and limited the power of the English king? | Magna Carta |
| Which Federalists wrote the Federalist Papers? | John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison |
| Which group of people supported the ratification of the Constitution? | The Federalists |
| What is the Great Compromise? | It set up the Senate and House of Representatives; together the two houses will be known as "Congress" |
| Which plan called for a two-house legislature? | The Virginia Plan |
| What house of Congress is considered the "upper house" and is based on equal representation with each state getting two votes? | The Senate |
| Who proposed the New Jersey Plan? | William Patterson |
| What group of people opposed the Constitution? | The Anti-Federalists |
| Who proposed that a Bill of Rights (to protect people's freedoms) be included with the Constitution? | George Mason |
| What document guaranteed basic rights to English citizens? | English Bill of Rights |
| What was the Anti-Federalists' main argument against the Constitution? | It didn't protect people's freedoms |
| Who proposed the Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman |
| What are the Federalist Papers? | Essays written in support of the Constitution |
| According to the 3/5 Compromise, how was each slave counted? | As 3/5 of a person OR for every 5 slaves, 3 people were added to the population |
| What problem did the Great Compromise settle? | It settled the question of how representation in the legislature would be determined |
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Ms. Mckenzie
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