Forging a New Constitution - A New Plan of Government

The Bill of Rights that George Mason wrote for the Constitution was rejected because

Even after manumission was established African Americans still faced discrimination by

This was a farmers revolt to protest courts taking land and jailing farmers for missed taxes

This was proposed by Roger Sherman which settled the dispute over representation in Congress

This is how the Constitution can be changed

This is the branch of government that carries out the nations laws and policies (POTUS, VPOTUS)

This was the compromise that settled how to count slaves - was needed for rep. in lower house

This philosopher had the idea that government should have 3 branches for separation and balance

This is the law making branch of government made of the House of Representatives and the Senate

He believed people had the right to life, liberty, and property

Supporters the Constitution were called _, while those that favored a local government were _

This was created to ensure that one branch of government does not gain too much power

This is when economic activity slows and unemployment increases

The New Jersey plan, which was proposed by William Patterson, was

This is when power is divided between the states and the national government

In Sept 1786 Hamilton called a convention with 55 delegates however these were not represented

Under the Constitution the Federal Government could not

This branch of government deals with the court systems

This state was the first to pass a law which encouraged manumission or the freeing of slaves

The Virginia Plan was proposed by Edmund Randolph which called for

The first ten Amendments or Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution to protect

This promoted each state have 2 members in upper house and lower house rep. based on population

9/17/1787 all but 3 delegates signed the Constitution-how many states were needed for approval?

The Framers of the Constitution respected British cultural beliefs and practices also known as

He was known as "The Father of the Constitution" as he wrote the plan for government within it