| Term | Definition |
|---|
| The Virginia Plan | A strong national legislature with two chambers, the lower chamber to be chose by the people and the upper chamber to be chose by the lower. A strong national executive to be chose by the legislature, and a national judiciary to be chose by legislature. |
| The New Jersey Plan | limit the power of the national government, to ensure that the small states had an equal voice. |
| Conneticut Compromise | a legislature branch with two parts: a house of reps and a senate. |
| Three Fifths Compromise | 3/5 of all the slaves would be counted for both tax and representation. |
| Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise | Congress would not ban the slave trade until 1808 and congress would regulate both interstate and foreign trade |
| Main arguments of the Anti Federalists | Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. |
| Extralegal | not sanctioned by law |
| Main arguments of Federalsists | only a strong national government coul protect the new nation from enemies abroad, a Bill of rights was not needed since eight colonies had their own, but promised to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. |
| Authors of Federalists Papers | John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton |
| James Madison | father of Constitution |
| Leaders of Constitutional Convention | George Washington, Ben Franklin, and James Madison |
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