| Terms | ||
| #1 | Group who was opposed to Constitution without a bill of rights | Anti-Federalists |
| #2 | Group who supported the adoption of the Constitution | Federalists |
| #3 | Official changes to the Constitution | Amendments |
| #4 | Sharing of power between federal government and state government | Federalism |
| #5 | Set of basic laws for a society | Constitution |
| Terms too! | ||
| #1 | word that means 2-house legislature | bi-cameral |
| #2 | to approve | ratify |
| #3 | law making branch | legislative |
| #4 | branch who enforces the law | executive |
| #5 | branch who interprets the law | judicial |
| Constitutional Convention | ||
| #1 | Who was the oldest delegate to attend? | Ben Franklin |
| #2 | Who was chosen to be the president of the Convention? | George Washington |
| #3 | Who took great notes during the convention? | James Madison |
| #4 | What founding fathers didn't attend the convention | John Adams and Thomas Jefferson |
| #5 | Which state boycotted the convention? | Rhode Island |
| Factors leading to the Convention | ||
| #1 | What was the main cause of Shays Rebellion? | taxes charged on farms couldn't be paid and farmers lost their farms |
| #2 | What kind of government was the Articles of Confederation? | weak |
| #3 | What feature of the Articles of Confederation left our country vulnerable to attack? | No Army |
| #4 | Where was the convention held? | Philadelphia |
| #5 | What year was the convention? | 1787 |
| Misc. | ||
| #1 | How was land divided under the terms of Land Ordinance? | Townships |
| #2 | How was all of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains gained? | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| #3 | What did the Northwest Ordinance do for our country? | Allowed states to enter the Union |
| #4 | Who wrote the Federalist Papers? | John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton |
| #5 | What compromise was reached to decide how to count slaves in the South? | 3/5 compromise |
| Final Question | |
| Explain how the issue of Congressional Representation was resolved. | Great Compromise--Combined Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan. Allowed for a 2 house legislature. One house would be determined by population and the other house would be equal regardless of population size. |