Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention Flashcards
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Who was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Answer: George Washington
Delegates unanimously elected George Washington as president of the Convention.
Which plan, largely drafted by James Madison, proposed representation in Congress based on population?
Answer: The Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan called for a bicameral legislature with seats based on population, favoring large states.
The New Jersey Plan, introduced by William Paterson, called for what?
Answer: A unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state
Small states favored the New Jersey Plan's one-house Congress with equal votes per state.
Which delegate is most closely associated with proposing the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
Answer: Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut proposed a population-based House and an equal-vote Senate.
Which state refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Answer: Rhode Island
Rhode Island feared a strong central government and boycotted the Convention.
How were the Constitutional Convention's debates conducted?
Answer: In secret, with delegates agreeing not to disclose proceedings
Delegates kept proceedings secret so they could debate freely; Madison's notes later revealed them.
What was the officially stated purpose of the Philadelphia meeting in 1787?
Answer: To revise the Articles of Confederation
Congress authorized the meeting only to revise the Articles, but delegates wrote an entirely new Constitution.
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