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Miss Martin's Constitutional Convention Cards
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Delegate from Virginia; elected President of teh Convention
George Washington
Presenter of the Virginia Plan for the Large States
Edmund Randolph
Presenter of the New Jersey Plan for the Small States
William Paterson
Wanted a strong central government headed by a King
Alexander Hamilton
Author of the Great Compromise between the large and small states
Roger Sherman
Known as the Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Vocal Advocate of the Southern position on Slavery
Charles Cotesworth Pinkney
Author of the 3/5 Compromise dealing with whether slaves should be counted as part of the pop
for representation and taxes
James Wilson
delegate
representative
Branch of government that creates the laws
Legislative Branch
Branch of government that interprets the laws
Judicial Branch
Branch of Government that enforces the law (President is the head of this)
Executive Branch
a settlement in which each side gives up a part of what it wants
compromise
What is commerce?
the buying and selling of goods; trade
impeach
to accuse a federal official of wrong doing
Federal Government
National Government
State Government
Government of one's state
Congress is...
The legislative branch of government--The House of Representatives and the Senate make up
the Congress
Senate
Upper House of Congress
House of Representatives
Lower House of Congress
Justices
Judges of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice
highest official of the Supreme Court
term
a set period of time; the period (length of time) for holding office
electors
selected people from each state who choose the President
What did the 3/5 Compromise Say?
For every 5 slaves 3 will count in the population for representation and taxation
What did the Great Compromise say?
2 House Legislature--one house based on population and one based on equal representation
New Jersey plan called for:
One house with equal represenation for each state
Virginia plan called for:
Two houses based population of your state
Where city did the convention take place?
Philadelphia
What year was the Convention held?
1787
What building was the meeting held in?
The State House
Which state never sent delegates to the convention?
Rhode Island
Which delegate voted in the case of a tie among states
George Washington
How many delegates attended the meeting?
55
Who was the President of the Convention?
George Washington
Who was the secretary of the Convention
Major William Jackson
Which states wanted slaves to count for representation purposes but NOT taxation
SOUTH
Which states wanted slaves to count for taxation purposes but not for representation?
NORTH
Which states wanted Congress to have the power to regulate commerce and make tariffs?
NORTH
Which states did not want Congress to have the power to regulate commerce and trade?
SOUTH
Why did the deleagtes keep the windows closed during the meeting?
wanted to keep the details of the meetinga secret!