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Constitutional Conv.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who were 4 major delegates that helped in establishing the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, & Alexander Hamilton |
| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention and later became the 1st President of the U.S.A.? | George Washington |
| What political plan was going to benefit the large states in political and economic taxes for the National government? | The Virginia Plan |
| What political Plan was only going to benefit the small states in political and economic taxes which the large states didn't like? | The New Jersey Plan |
| What political plan finally compromised for both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan in the Constitutional Convention? | The Great Compromise/ Connecticut Compromise |
| Who was the delegate that introduced the Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise in the Constitutional Convention? | Roger Sherman |
| Who was the delegate that introduced the Virginia Plan in the Constitutional Convention? | Edmund Randolph |
| Who was the delegate that introduced the New Jersey Plan in the Constitutional Convention? | William Paterson |
| The Southern states hated the idea that the Northern states could have more voting representation due to free populations, how was this problem solved for the Southern states? | 3/5 Compromise |
| What 3 branches of government were finally developed in the Constitutional Convention by the 55 delegates? | 1. Legislative Branch (Congress) 2. Executive Branch (President) 3. Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) |
| What were the first 10 Amendments to the constitution that were created to protect the people from government harassment? | The Bill of Rights |
| What branch of the National Government makes the laws to the government and is the Congress to the nation of the U.S.A.? | The Legislation Branch |
| What branch of the National Government signs or rejects laws of the Congress and is Command and Chief of the Armed Forces of the U.S.A.? | The Executive Branch |
| What branch of the National Government interprets the laws to the government to see if the Constitution is being violated? | The Judicial Branch |
| Who is the person incharge of the Executive Branch that signs the laws or rejects laws and is Command and Chief of the Armed Forces? | The President |
| In Congress, what two government politicians represent the state and its population to that state? | Senators and House of Representatives |
| What is known as the highest court in the National Government which is the last area of the court system in the U.S.A.? | The Supreme Court |
| What were the 3 main parts the Constitutional Convention helped develop to the U.S.A. government? | A new strong government, A new constitution, & A new court system |
| Who was the only delegate that didn’t attend the Constitutional Convention, because he was against having a strong federal government? | Patrick Henry |
| Which states opposed the Virginia Plan and why? | The small states, Because it gave large states more political power in the Federal government. |
| Why did Southern states disagreed in the population representation? | Because southern states were not allowed to count slaves as their population and slaves were not allowed to vote |
| Why didn’t the large states like the New Jersey Plan? | It didn’t give population recognition to large states, it was equal to all states |
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