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THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: PEOPLE

THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: PEOPLE. Who was Chairman of the Constitutional Convention?. Who was Chairman of the Constitutional Convention?. ANSWER! A Virginian, George Washington. Who is called “Father of the Constitution?”. Who is called “Father of the Constitution?”. Answer! A Virginian,

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THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: PEOPLE

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  1. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION: PEOPLE

  2. Who was Chairman of the Constitutional Convention?

  3. Who was Chairman of the Constitutional Convention? ANSWER! A Virginian, George Washington

  4. Who is called “Father of the Constitution?”

  5. Who is called “Father of the Constitution?” Answer! A Virginian, James Madison

  6. Who often led debate and kept copious notes of the Constitutional proceedings (a record for historians)?

  7. Who often led debate and kept copious notes of the Constitutional proceedings (a record for historians)? ANSWER! James Madison

  8. Who authored much of the “Virginia Plan,” which proposed 3 separate branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) and became the foundation for the structure of the new government?

  9. Who authored much of the “Virginia Plan,” which proposed 3 separate branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) and became the foundation for the structure of the new government? ANSWER! James Madison

  10. What were the Constitutional ratification debates?

  11. What were the Constitutional ratification debates? ANSWER! A debate/discussion about whether or not the country should adopt the U.S. Constitution

  12. What two groups debated in Constitutional ratification debates?

  13. What two groups debated in Constitutional ratification debates? ANSWER! Federalist and Anti-Federalist

  14. FEDERALIST ANTI-FEDERALIST

  15. FEDERALIST ANTI-FEDERALIST

  16. FEDERALIST ANTI-FEDERALIST

  17. FEDERALIST ANTI-FEDERALIST

  18. FEDERALIST ANTI-FEDERALIST

  19. Who “won” the ratification debates?

  20. Who “won” the ratification debates? ANSWER! Federalist (the Constitution was approved with “checks and balances” and a balance of power between national and state government)

  21. What was the most important contribution of the Anti-Federalists to the Constitution?

  22. What was the most important contribution of the Anti-Federalists to the Constitution? ANSWER! Bill of Rights (1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution, protecting basic rights of individuals—speech, religion, press, etc.)

  23. Who authored much of the Bill of Rights?

  24. Who authored much of the Bill of Rights? ANSWER! James Madison

  25. What document influenced the Bill of Rights’ protection of basic human rights, the notion that rights should not be violated by government?

  26. What document influenced the Bill of Rights’ protection of basic human rights, the notion that rights should not be violated by government? ANSWER! Virginia Declaration of Rights (Hint: notice how the document uses Enlightenment ideas of “natural rights”) "all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights,...among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety."

  27. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? "all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights,...among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety."

  28. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? ANSWER! George Mason "all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights,...among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety."

  29. What document influenced the Bill of Rights’ protection of religious freedom?

  30. What document influenced the Bill of Rights’ protection of religious freedom? ANSWER! Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom- outlawed established church, no government could favor one church "the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience"

  31. Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? "the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience"

  32. Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? ANSWER! Thomas Jefferson (Hint: Jefferson placed on his tombstone the Statute for Religious Freedom as one of his important achievements) "the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience"

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