Representatives from the 13 states met to write a new constitution in 1787 in?

Who was elected President of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

The Virginia Plan that was offered at Constitutional Convention included in it? (please select all)

Which Branch of the Government "Makes the Laws?"

Which Branch of the Government "Enforces the Laws?"

Which Branch of the Government "Interprets the Laws?"

The New Jersey Plan that was offered at Constitutional Convention included in it? (please select all)

The Great Compromise that was offered at the Constitutional Convention included in it? (please select all)

This Compromise at the Convention between North and South made slaves counted as 3/5 the population when calculated for each state's number of House of Representatives?

How many of the 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution approcing it to then be sent to the States?

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution" since he wrote most of it?

Select everything that applies to being a Federalist?

Select everything that applies to being an Anti-Federalist?

The Constitution became the official law of the land when 9 out of the 13 States ratified it; what year?

How many Branches/Parts are there in the U.S. Government?

We supported removing power from states & giving more to a national government.

We wanted the legislative branch to have more power than the executive branch.

We did not want a single leader of the executive branch.

We believed in American independence from Great Britain and freedom for our citizens.

We opposed/were against the Constitution’s first draft, without a list of rights.

We wanted the Constitution's first draft approved, without a list of rights.

We feared a strong central government.

We believed citizens had rights that should be protected.

We thought the Constitution needed a list of protected rights.

We thought the Constitution, with checks and balances already in it, was enough to preserve the citizens' rights without a list.

We didn't want a list of rights because we worried it might be the ONLY rights that citizens had.

We agreed to the Bill of Rights as a COMPROMISE to get the Constitution ratified/approved

People who supported the Constitution and favored a stronger national government were called:

People who opposed the Constitution because they felt it created a national government that was too strong were called:

Federalists believed:

Which group believed that the Constitution gave the national (central) government too much power and states too little power?

Which group would agree with this quote," ...after so recent a triumph [win] over the British king, after blood has been spent, it is truly astonishing [surprising] that a set of men among our Americans would champion [support] a government that would destroy our liberties."

Which group fears the Constitution gave too much power to the executive branch of government--The president could end up like a king.

Anti-Federalists...

The Constitution does not include a bill of rights, which is essential for protecting individuals against the power of the national government

The powers of the national government are separated and balanced among the three branches so no one can dominate the others.

The Constitution gives the Congress and the Supreme Court ways to check the use of power by the executive branch so it cannot become a monarchy.

The Constitution gives too much power to the executive branch of government. It would soon become a monarchy.

A bill of rights is unnecessary because the powers of government are limited by the Constitution.

The Constitution gives the national government too much power at the expense of the state governments

A large republic, where the government was organized on the basis of checks and balances, and power was divided between the national and state governments, would be better. Under such a government, it would be more difficult for special interests to attain their goals and violate the common welfare.

Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

George Mason and Patrick Henry

The Constitution provides adequate protections for the state governments to prevent their being destroyed by the national government.

The Articles of Confederation had how many branches of government?

Which of the below scenarios would NOT accurately fall under the beliefs of the Articles of Confederation

Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Mostly urban; merchants, skilled workers, and laborers. Many lived in New England

Who were the two most influential members of Washington's Cabinet that went on to be the main representatives of the first 2 political parties

Hamilton formed which party? (Supported strong central government & loose interpretation of constitution)

Jefferson formed which party? (supported strong state governments & strict interpretation of the constitution)

What was the main task of the Constitutional Convention?

Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers?

Who expressed the fear against the Bill of Rights in Federalist No. 84?

What did Shays's Rebellion reveal about the federal government?

What did opponents of the Constitution draft in response to The Federalist Papers?

What did Shays's Rebellion demand an end to?

What did the Federalist Papers aim to convince opponents of the Constitution to do?

Which document includes the phrase, "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence"?

"This new national government will have the power to overwhelm the states and exercise tyranny over the people."

Which group would make such a statement about the Constitution?

The Anti-Federalists wanted to:

Ratification (approval) of the Constitution happened once __/___ states agreed.

What was the main argument of Federalist No. 84 written by Alexander Hamilton?

"I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous."

According to Federalist No. 45, how are powers divided between the federal and state governments?

"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite."

What is a concern raised by Brutus No. 1 regarding a large republic?

"In a large republic, the public good is sacrificed to a thousand views; it is subordinated to exceptions, and depends on accidents."

According to Federalist No. 51, what must be made to counteract ambition?

“But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.”

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were....

George Mason, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were...

Your Liberty is at Stake!

The states are, and should remain, the core of our republic. It is there that the people can be properly represented. When states have to bend to the central government's will, the people will pay with their liberty.

Which group of people tended to be Anti-Federalists?

What effect did the Federalist Papers have?

What did Federalists do to encourage Anti-Federalists to support the Constitution?

This founding fathers is known as the "Father of the Constitution"

This founding father was commander-in-chief during the American Revolution and the 1st president of the United States

The delegates restructured the federal government by -

An agreement in which both sides give up something.

Which two things did the Great Compromise create?

What proportion of slaves were counted for determining population in the House of Representatives in the US?