Social Studies Review 1/25/22

 To sign or give formal consent to a (treaty, contract, or agreement), making it official 

(a)  

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and New York’s John Jay were all famous (a)   who wanted a constitution that created a stronger central government.

Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were both famous (a)   who argued for strong state rights and a weak central government.

(a)   were built into the Constitution specifically to prevent any branch of government from becoming too powerful

(a)   are the first 10 amendments to the constitution.

(a)   was the first form of government adopted by the former English colonies after the Revolutionary War had ended.

William Paterson's (a)   proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature. This plan maintained the form of government under the Articles of Confederation while adding powers to raise revenue and regulate commerce and foreign affairs.

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Introduced to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, James Madison's (a)   outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation.

The (a)   took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the Articles of Confederation proved to be a failure, this event was created to come up with a new plan for how America was going to be governed.

The (a)   was the plan that was ratified at the Constitutional Convention. This plan provided a dual system of congressional representation. In the House of Representatives, each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population, while each state in the senate shall have 2 Representatives, no matter its size.