Unit 1 Notes Review

known as the “Father of the Bill of Rights,” he was a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention. Anti-Federalist. He was the leader of those who pressed the Convention for a clear statement protecting the rights of states’ and individuals from the powerful central government

He proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise which counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person in determining how many representatives a state would be allotted in the House of Representatives; signer of the Declaration of Independence

served in 1st and 2nd Continental Congress, led the debate that ratified the Declaration of Independence, served as vice president for eight years under George Washington, and was elected the 2nd president of the United States in 1796.

A delegate from Connecticut to the Constitutional Convention who favored protection of states’ rights, he offered what came to be called the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise, which broke the stalemate between large and small states over state representation in the new Congress. His compromise proposed the current two-house legislative body, with all states represented equally in the Senate and by population in the House of Representatives.

a New York delegate to the Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention. He was a leading Federalist, favored strong central government, and helped write the Federalist Papers. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury,

first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He co-wrote the Federalist Papers with Hamilton and Madison, warning in four of the articles of the dangers of “foreign force and influence” on a weak central government.

called the “Father of the Constitution” since his work was essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution. One of the authors of the Federalist Papers, he supported a strong central government. He was the fourth president of the United States.

third president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence. He was an Anti-Federalist and supported a strong Bill of Rights. His opposition to a strong central government led to the creation of the first political parties.

first President of the United States. He set precedent by stepping down after two terms, thus initiating a peaceful transition of power and by creating a Cabinet

a government in which constitutions, statements of rights, or other laws define the limits of those in power. Everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws.