American Government Quiz #3, Constitutional Convention,Ratification,

Preamble

States the purpose of the constitution

James Madison

Father of the Constitution

George Washington

President of the Constitutional Convention

Ben Franklin

oldest delegate at constitutional convention, he was 81

Alexander Hamilton

He introduced the electoral college

Patrick Henry

“He smelt a rat”;did not attend Constitutional Convention

John Locke

Natural rights

Roger Sherman

Introduced the Connecticut Compromise

William Paterson

Introduced the New Jersey Plan

Montesquieu

Wrote the spirit of the Laws

New Jersey Plan

Small state plan for equal representation

Virginia Plan

Large State plan for representation on population

Connecticut Compromise

“Great Compromise”, house was based on population and senate was equal; satisfied small and large state plan

3/5th Compromise

Method of counting slaves towards representation and taxation

Federalists

Those who supported the Constitution

Anti-Federalist

Those who opposed the Constitution

Federalist Papers

85 essays in support of the Constitution, best commentary ever written

Delaware

1st state to ratify the Constitution

 New Hampshire

9th state to ratify the constitution

Rhode Island

Ratified the constitution after the bill of rights was added to it