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Chp8Constit.Conven.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution" ? | James Madison |
| Who was the president of the constitutional convention? | George Washington |
| Who came up with the Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman |
| Which plan of government favored the larger states because it wanted the number of representatives to be based on population? | The Virginia Plan |
| Which plan of government favored the smaller states because it said every state should have the same number of representatives? | The New Jersey Plan |
| Which plan said that 5000 slaves would be counted as 3000 people? | The Three-Fifths Compromise |
| Where did the constitutional convention take place in 1787? | Philadelphia |
| Which group of people supported having a strong central government and the constitution? | Federalists |
| Which group was against the constitution unless it included individual rights written down ( a bill of rights). | Anti-Federalists |
| What form of government has a King or a Queen as the leader? | monarchy |
| What form of government gives the people a say in it? | democracy |
| What form of government allows people to elect representatives to make decisions for them? | republic |
| What was the first plan of government for America that set up a weak national government? | Articles of Confederation |
| What event scared Americans into thinking the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised? | Shay's Rebellion |