Studied by 2 people
Unicameral
One house
Bicameral
Two house
Who was the father of the constitution?
James Madison
What was the crucial decade (critical period)
1780s
3 Steps to becoming a state
passed into federal government
5,000 people qualified as a territory
60,000 people - write a constitution and bam! you're a state
Federalist pseudonym(s)
Publius - John Jay got sick after writing 5, James Madison wrote 29, Hamilton wrote the other 51!
Antifederalist pseudonym(s)
Cato (George Clinton), Sidney, Brutus and others
Federalists were _____________ constitution
pro
Antifederalists were ______________ constitution
anti
Why was the preamble written?
Ensure freedoms and liberties
Who was the preamble written for?
The people
Who wrote the preamble?
The states
What was the Annapolis convention?
A trade convention attended by only 5 states
What was the Virginia Plan?
Bicameral government where number of reps were determined by state population. House of Reps would be elected by popular vote. Senate would be elected by HoR
What was the New Jersey plan?
Unicameral government having equal votes regardless of population.
Who opposed the constitution?
Edmund Randolph + George Mason (Virginia) Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts)
Who ratified the constitution?
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut
