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Phil. Mtg. Questions
Questions and Answers
Question | Answer |
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What plan provided for a two house legislature and national veto power over state laws? | Virginia Plan |
What plan provided for a one house legislature with equal votes of states? | New Jersey Plan |
What plan determined number of representatives and taxes by population - only counted slaves as Three-Fifths of a person? | Three-Fifths Compromise |
What is the triangle of land in the northwest of the original 13 states? | Northwest Ordinance |
The Northwest Ordinance bordered what bodies of water? | Ohio River, Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes |
Why did James Madison and Alexander Hamilton convince Congress to have a special convention? | to make changes for improving the Articles of Confederation |
Where did George Washington and Benjamin Franklin meet for the secret meeting? | Independence Hall in Philadelphia |
What did the Declaration of Independence state? | "all men are created equal" |
What is every person in the United States born with and cannot be taken away? | unalienable rights |
What did Jefferson write that the unalienable rights include? | "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" |