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15 Cards in this Set
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When was the U.S. Constitution Written?...And approved by __ of the __ states in ___?
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1787
And approved by 9 of the 13 states in 1788 |
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What is the foundation/framework for the U.S. political system?
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The U.S. Constitution
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What did the U.S. Constitution replace? When?
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The Articles of Confederation. 1781, during the Revolutionary War.
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What was the site of the Constitution's creation? When?
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Philadelphia
summer, 1787 |
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How many delegates...from how many states...assembled where...and when...to create the constitution?
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55 delegates
12 states (not RI) Philadelphia May 1787 |
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They (framers of constitution) were... (3 things)
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better educated than the public
more cosmopolitan more affuent |
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They (framers of constitution) had much...
Many were... And... |
political experience
farmers & lawyers owned lots of land |
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War hero
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George Washington
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president of convention
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George Washington
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Kept a diart of the proceedings, intellectual leader of convention
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James Madison
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"Father of Constitution"
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James Madison
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oldest delegate who was the glue/jell that bonded the convention together
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Ben Franklin
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Lawyer who helped write early drafts of the Constitution
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James Wilson
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Like Madison, major intellectual leader at the convention
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Edmund Randolph
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Most frequent and eloquent speaker @ convention, writer who "penned" actual Constitution
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Gouverneur Morris
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