Constitutional Convention Lesson Summary
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- Q1Meeting in 1787 to give Congress more powerConstitutional Convention30s
- Q2White, male landowners who attended the Conventiondelegates30s
- Q3Government where citizens elect leaders to represent themrepublic30s
- Q4System of government where states share power with a central governmentfederal system30s
- Q5Settling a disagreement by both sides giving up something they wantcompromise30s
- Q6To officially acceptratify30s
- Q7The sharing of power between states and central governmentadvantage of a federal system30s
- Q8Debate over how each state would be represented in Congressdelegates argue over representation in Congress30s
- Q9Suggested three branches of government: Congress, executive, and judicialJames Madison30s
- Q10Branch of government that makes lawsCongress30s
- Q11Suggested dividing Congress into two parts: Senate and House of RepresentativesRoger Sherman30s
- Q12House of Congress with equal representation for each stateSenate30s
- Q13House of Congress with representation based on state populationHouse of Representatives30s
- Q14Opponents of the Constitution who demanded a Bill of RightsAntifederalists30s
- Q15Set of amendments to protect people's libertiesBill of Rights30s