Constitution Convention Notes

The Constitution divides the government into three parts. The parts are legislative, executive, and parliamentary

Which set of rules did we operate under when we fought the Revolutionary war?

How many votes did each state have under the Articles of Confederation?

Did the Articles of confederation make a strong central government or strong state governments?

After the Revolutionary war, did the Articles of Confederation make the U.S. Government strong or weak?

Which founding father got delegates from the colonies to meet to discuss problems with the Articles of Confederation?

What was the meeting called at which the Founding Fathers met and wrote a new constitution?

Who served as chairman for the Constitutional Convention?

In which city did the Constitutional Convention take place?

The U.S. Constitution was written in the same building that the Declaration of Independence was written in. What was the name of the building?

Who was the most respected person at the Constitutional Convention, who motivated the colonies to send delegates?

Which plan, proposed at the convention, favored the larger states?

Which plan, proposed at the convention, favored the smaller states?

What is a legislature used for?

Which plan said that the number of representatives for each state should be based on population?

Which plan said that every state should have one vote in the new government and representation should not be based on population?

The delegates finally decided that the legislature would be made up of two parts, a House of Representatives and a Senate. How many votes did each state have in the House of Representatives?

The delegates finally decided that the legislature would be made up of two parts, a House of Representatives and a Senate. How many votes did each state have in the Senate?

Most of the time in the convention was spent arguing over how the states would be represented in the new government. What was their final agreement called?

Did the Federalist’s favor a strong national government or strong state governments?

Did the Anti-Federalist’s favor a strong national government or strong state governments?

Was George Washington a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist?

Was Thomas Jefferson a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist?

Was James Madison  a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist?

Was Alexander Hamilton a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist?

How many states were needed ratify (approve) the new constitution?

The Founding Fathers who wanted the states to approve the constitution, went out to the states and wrote a series of newspaper articles to try to get the states to ratify the Constitution. What were the articles called?

At the convention the South wanted the slaves counted as citizens so they would have more representatives in the new government, the North did not want them counted. How did the North and South finally compromise?

What did the Constitutional Convention decide to do about slavery?

What is the job of the legislative branch of government?

What is the job of the executive branch of government?

What is the job of the judicial branch of government?