Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress?
James Madison
Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a Congress?
They wanted a government based on the representation of the population
.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the
Constitution establish?
A two-chamber congress
What were the results of the three-fifths compromise?
It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of representation
, What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution?
James Madison
Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a Congress?
They wanted a government based on the representation of the population
.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the
Constitution establish?
A two-chamber congress
What were the results of the three-fifths compromise?
It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of representation
, What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution?
