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Government 2.4
Constitutional Convention
Question | Answer |
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Why did delegates from the states gather at a convention in Philadelphia in May of 1787? | to revise the Articles of Confederation |
Why is James Madison remembered as the Father of the Constitution? | He played a key role in planning the convention and writing the Constitution. |
Which agreement settled disputes between large states and small states over how the U.S. Government should be organized? | Great Compromise. |
Which agreement determined how slaves would be counted in a state's population for representation in the House? | Three-Fifths Compromise. |
What was the basis for representation in Congress that was outlined in the Great Compromise? | equal votes for all in the Senate; Representation based on state population in the House. |
Who were the Framers? | the delegates to the Constitutional Convention. |
A proposal plan for government that called for a strong central government divided into three branches; included a bicameral legislature in which membership would be based on a state's population. | Virginia Plan . |
Another proposed plan for government that called for a strong central government divided into three branches: included a unicameral legislature in which each state would get one vote. | New Jersey Plan . |