Creating the Constitution

Open Ended

1. Which plan did James Madison create for the Constitutional Convention? 

2. What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers? 

3. What were some of Madison’s contributions to our system of government? 

Ratification

• Small states ratified quickly because the Constitution gave them equal representation

  • December 7, 1787 Delaware is the first to ratify

  • Rhode Island was the last state to ratify in 1790

• John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison wrote the Federalist Papers in support of Constitution

  • Encouraged Americans to support the Constitution

• After ratification…

  • George Washington was elected as president with John Adams as the Vice President 

  • Voters elected Senators and Representatives

  • 1791 - Bill of Rights was added to Constitution

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Who was elected as the Chairman of the Constitutional Convention?

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James Madison

George Washington

John Adams

Patrick Henry

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What was the basic plan written by James Madison that the convention eventually adopted?

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Which plan proposed a government with a bicameral legislature and a strong executive chosen by the national legislature?

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The Connecticut Compromise

The New Jersey Plan

The Great Compromise

The Virginia Plan

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What was the compromise that established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Upper House and proportionate representation in the Lower House?

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What was the compromise that counted was agrees upon to count enslaved people for tax purposes and representation?

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Who opposed the new constitution and claimed the document was extralegal?

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Antifederalists

John Adams

Federalists

George Washington

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Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

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Which of the following wrote the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

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Who was elected as the first President after the ratification of the Constitution?

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When was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

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