Your Task Is to create a business card representing one of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention to share with your classmates in a role play.

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Your Task Is to create a business card representing one of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention to share with your classmates in a role play. Your card must contain the following information about your representative: Name Home state with city if possible Job A symbol that represents your personality Position on the role of government: Are you a federalist or anti-federalist? What kind of government do you want to form? 1

Example Benjamin Franklin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Name of participant City or State Occupation/Job Symbol of personality Position on government Education (optional) Marriage/Kids (optional) Other information (optional) Benjamin Franklin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Printer, Inventor, Scientist Efficiency is a must. The Articles must go, and a stronger government must be created if we are to survive. 2