Philidalphia Convention Flashcards
(20 cards)
When did it end?
Sep. 1787
Where was the Philadelphia convention held?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Who was one of the 3 most important people?
What did he do?
George washington-was the leader
Who was one of the 3 most important people?
What did he do?
James Madison-was the “father of the constitution”
Why did they throw out the articles of confederation?
Because they were too bad to fix
What was one type of representation?
Equal
What was one type of representation?
Proportional
What is proportional representation?
Representation according to population
What is equal representation?
The same number of reps for each state
Who was not included in the convention?
Blacks and women
Which state refused to participate in the convention
Rhode island
Why’d Rhode island not participate
Because they were anti federalist
Who led the convention?
George washington
What was the problem the great compromise was made for?
Representation
How did they fix representation
They made three branches of government so there could be both kinds of representation
What was a major issue?
Slavery
The north wanted it, the south, not so much
What was a major issue?
Tarrifs
The north wanted them because they thought it would help their economy
The south did not because they thought it would increase prices of stuff they bought from England and hurt their economy.
What are the 3 branches and what do they do
Legislative makes laws
Executive enforces laws
Judicial interprets laws
Who was one of the 3 most important people?
What did he do?
Ben Franklin-the great compromise
When did it begin?
May, 25 1787
