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Mr. Wells Hickory Ridge High School Social Studies

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PEOPLE THE CONVENTION TERMS FEDERALIST & ANTIFEDERALISTS ETC Categories and amounts 100

I am known as the “Father of the Constitution”. Who am I? James Madison

I was a farmer in Massachusetts who was upset enough about taxes to rebel against the government. Daniel Shays

I came out of retirement for the convention and was elected president of the convention. Who am I? George Washington

I choose not to attend the convention because I “smelled a rat”. Who am I? Patrick Henry

What was the most common profession of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention? Lawyer

Which state proposed the plan to have two houses for the legislature and have both based on population? Virginia (Virginia Plan)

How many delegates were there at the Constitutional Convention? 55 delegates attended

This state’s plan wanted the representation in the legislature to be equal for each state New Jersey Plan

Another name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Bill of Rights

The publications known as the ________________ tried to encourage people to support and vote for the Constitution. Federalist Papers

This event caused many in the American government to rethink the Articles and seek another plan for government. Shays’s Rebellion

_________________ is a government in which people chose representatives to govern for them. Republic

Federalist or Anti- Federalist? Feared a single person could become a king or tyrant too easily. Anti-Federalist

Federalist or Anti- Federalist? Wanted a bill of rights added to the Constitution to protect people’s rights. Anti-Federalist

Federalist or Anti- Federalist? Wanted to keep a single person to lead the executive branch. Federalists

Federalist or Anti- Federalist? Wanted to divide the power of the national government among the different branches of government. Federalist

The _________________ compromise temporarily solved the slave issue by counting both for taxation and representation. Three-fifths Compromise

_______________ was our first formal plan of government for our nation. Passed in 1776 by the Continental Congress. Articles of Confederation

How many of the 13 states needed to ratify the Constitution before it became law? 13

What happens if the president neither signs nor returns a bill to Congress during the time allowed? It becomes a law.

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