What happened to the power of the Federal Government at the Constitutional Convention?
Power increased
What one word would best sum up what took place at the Convention?
Compromises
Who wrote the journal of events of the Convention?
James Madison
What type of document was this journal considered?
Primary Source document
To address the issue of population differences among the states, what type of legislature was created?
Bi-cameral legislature
What type of representation did the New Jersey Plan suggest?
Equal representation
What type of representation did the Virginia Plan suggest?
Proportional representation
The interests of the small and large states were balanced at the Convention by what compromise?
The Great Compromise
Which compromise determined how to count slaves in a state's population for the purpose of representation in the House of Representatives?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What group supported a new Constitution?
Federalists
What group opposed the new Constitution unless there were changes?
Anti-federalists
The biggest argument between supporters and those in opposition of the new Constitution focused on?
The protection of individual rights, too much power with central government, and loss of state's power
The Federalist Papers were published to gain support for what of the new Constitution?
Ratification
Because the authors of the constitution didn't trust the judgement of the common people in electing the President, what system was created as a way to do this?
Electoral College