when the constitutional convention met

how long did the constitutional convention meet

representation based on population

representation is equal

combined elements of the VA and NJ plan

wrote the great compromise

two house system

population "recounting" every 10 years

when slave trade (importing) was decided to cease

slaves counted as..

wrote the Constitution

someone who did NOT agree to the constitution

where the constitutional convention met

first state to ratify the Constitution

one of the two last states (with Rhode Island) who did NOT ratify the Constitution until later

written in defense of why the Constitution should be adopted

how many Federalist papers there were

pen name used by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay to write the Federalist papers

pen name used by Anti-Federalists when writing their responses

were opposed to the ratifying of the Constitution mainly because there was no Bill of Rights

when the Constitution was actually ratified and became the new government of the USA

important document signed by King John that, for the first time, put the King under the law

when the Magna Carta was signed

passed in 1689 in to prohibit royalty taxing, raising armies, and other things without Parliament's permission

when the declaration of Independence was signed

when some powers are the federal government's and others are carried out by the states