Constitutional Convention pt 1

This document, the nation's first constitution, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolution. The document was limited because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control coinage.

The need for a strong national government

Shays' Rebellion

Only state not to attend the Convention

city where the Constitutional Convention met

presided over the Convention

kept notes at the Convention and considered the "Father of the Constitution"

plan liked by the large states because representation was based only on population

Opposite of the Virginia Plan, it proposed a single house in congress in which each state had one vote. This created a conflict with representation between bigger states, who wanted control befitting their population, and smaller states, who didn't want to be bullied by larger states.

2 houses, House of Representatives would be based on population, the senate would have 2 representatives from each state

Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.

refers to the fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention who drafted the Consitution of the U.S.

The division of the federal government that includes the President, Vice President, and Cabinet members; enforces the nation's laws.

The court systems of local, state, and federal governments, responsible for interpreting the laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.

The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. Favored by the small states.