Question | Answer |
Who/what did Parliament have power over? | elected colonial legislatures |
How much power did states have at first? | limited |
What document protected peoples' individual rights in several states? | Bill of Rights |
At first, which two branches were missing? | executive and judicial |
How many states was one vote needed from for Congress to pass laws? | nine |
What branch had power limited to making laws, declaring war, coining or borrowing money, and running the postal service? | legislative |
What document established rules for settling new lands and creating new states? | Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
The national government couldn't do what four things under the Articles? | regulate trade, collect taxes, protect land from foreign occupation, stop public unrest (Shays' Rebellion) |
What did convention delegates vote to do so they could debate without public pressure? | hold discussions in secret |
Which plan called for a government with three branches and to separate Congress into two houses, and who was it authored by? | Virginia Plan, James Madison |
How many people eventually was decided to lead the executive branch? | one |
plan that called for electing representatives to both houses according to population | Virginia Plan |
plan that gave each state equal votes, regardless of population, and equal representation by the Senate | New Jersey Plan |
What man suggested The Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman |
What was the purpose of the Preamble and who wrote it? | to show that the Constitution derived its authority from the people, Governor Morris |
Were John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton Federalists or Antifederalists? | Federalists |
Were Patrick Henry and George Mason Federalists or Antifederalists? | Antifederalists |
What state was so large and powerful that it could have caused a domino effect if it rejected the Constitution? | Virginia |