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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the nations most important document? | constitution |
| Set up a system of government that has flourished for more than 200 years and was written in 1787 | constitution |
| What process was set up to change the constitution | amendments |
| began in Philadelphia's Independence Hall on May 25, 1787 | Constitutional Convention |
| where a member or delegate of each state was sent to fix the flaws of the Articles of Confederation | Constitutional Convention |
| How many delegates of the Constitutional Convention signed the Declaration of Independence? | seven |
| Oldest delegate at teh Constitutional Convention | Benjamin Franklin |
| Which signers of the Declaration of Independence later became Presidents of the US? | James Madison and George Washington |
| Who are notable leaders who were not at the Constitutional Convention | Thomas Jefferson and John Adams and Patrick Henry |
| Description of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention | well-educated, politically experienced, young (for the most part), professionals |
| Presided over the Constitutional Convention | George Washington |
| First action of Washington at the beginning of the Convention | appoint a committee to set up rules for conducting the Convention |
| How many delegates/states had to be present at a meeting? | seven |
| how decisions were made | by majority vote of the states with each state having only one vote |
| agreement about discussions during the convention | they were secret and closed to the public |
| importance of the secrecy rule | allowed delegates to speak freely |
| pitfall of the secrecy rule | no formal records of the convention were kept |
| where most of the details of the Convention were recorded | John Madison's notebook of daily events |
| Job of the delegates to the Convention | revising the Articles of Confederation |
| What did the delegates discard and replace with the new constitution | Articles of Confederation |
| how did the Convention become known as the Constitutional Convention | the constitional was written or composed at the convention |
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