NAME: ______DATE: ______PERIOD: ______

Drafting the Constitution

Chapter 5, Section 2

Vocabulary:

  1. Regulate: ______.
  2. Commerce: ______.
  3. Ratify: ______.
  4. Delegate: ______.
  5. Subsequent: ______.
  6. Diplomat: ______.
  7. Prestige: ______.
  8. Republicanism: ______.
  9. Homogeneous: ______.
  10. Bicameral: ______.
  11. Unicameral: ______.
  12. Veto: ______.
  13. Concession: ______.

The Constitutional Convention:

  1. What two main changes did Americans want to make to the A of C?
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  1. Where did the convention take place? ______

The Convention Begins:

  1. How do we know that privacy was important to the delegates?

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  1. Which two men in particular were not participants at the CC? Why?
  • ______, ______
  • ______
  1. Give three descriptions of the men who were present at Independence Hall.
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  • ______
  • ______
  1. Who was elected as our first President during the CC? Why do you think he was chosen?
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  • ______
  1. Look on page 144 under Meet the Framers. Who was Alexander Hamilton?

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  1. What did Alexander Hamilton’s ideal government look like?

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  1. Look on page 144 under Meet the Framers. Who was James Madison?
  1. How did James Madison’s ideal government differ from Hamilton’s?

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  1. Read about Benjamin Franklin and George Washington under Meet the Framers. Answer the following questions about all four men:
  • How do you think the experiences and backgrounds of the Framers influenced the way the Constitution was shaped? ______

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  • Do you think a more diverse group would have written a different document altogether? Explain.

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Rival Plans of Government:

  1. What was Patrick Henry’s criticism of the Virginia Plan?

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Settling Differences Through Compromise:

  1. How did the Great Compromise satisfy both the small and large states?

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  1. What was the significance of the Three-Fifth’s Compromise?

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  1. Fill in the three branches of government.
  1. List three things each branch is responsible for doing: (page 165)

Executive:

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  • ______

Legislative:

  • ______
  • ______
  • ______

Judicial:

  • ______
  • ______
  • ______
  1. List specifics of each plan.

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