AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Chapter 2, Section 4 - Funsheet KEY

1. The standard we are covering is SSCG3. 2. The Constitutional Convention was held on May 25, 1787 in Philadelphia. 3. Rhode Island did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention. 4. The original intent of the Constitutional Convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation. 5. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were known as the Framers. 6. George Washington was unanimously chosen as president of the Convention. 7. James Madison was known as the Father of the Constitution. 8. Copy the graphic organizer below:
Virginia Plan # of branches Type of legislature Legislature based on Advantage 3 Bicameral Population Larger states New Jersey Plan 1 Unicameral Equal Representation Small states Great Compromise 3 Bicameral Population & equal representation All states

9. The Three-Fifths Compromise provided that slaves count as 3/5 a person for the purpose of representation and taxation. 10. The Constitution was adopted and signed by the Convention on September 17, 1787.