Constitutional Convention Flashcard

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political disorder or chaos

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anarchy

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The Father of the Constitution. A Virginian who supported a strong national government.

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James Madison

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The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to ________ the Articles of Confederation

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revise

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Who introduced the Virginia Plan of Government?

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Edmund Randolph

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The Virginia Plan proposed a strong national ___________ with ____ chambers or houses.

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legislature, two

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The New Jersey Plan was proposed by William Paterson and wanted ____ ______ per ________.

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one, vote, state

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According to the Connecticut Compromise, the representatives in the House would be based on: Equality, vote of the president, two per state, population

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population

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This compromise allowed for slaves to be counted towards representation and taxes.

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3/5

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The Anti-Federalists believed that a _______________ needed to be included in the constitution for citizens.

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Bill of Rights

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The Federalist believed that without a strong central government there would be

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anarchy