American Government Chapter 2 Origins of American Government Section 4 Creating the Constitution

Directions: As you read section 4, answer the questions below.

1. Name two groups whose interests seem to have been ignored, or even harmed, by the compromises that created the Constitution.

2. Describe in general terms the Framers of the Constitution.

3. Who was President of the convention?

4. How much weight did each states’ vote carry during the convention?

5. What was the original purpose of the Philadelphia Convention?

6. Why were so many compromises necessary for the writing of the Constitution?

7. From what sources did many of the Framers use for the ideas presented in the Constitution? As You Read The chart below outlines the initial plans for a constitution and the “bundle of compromises” that resulted from the various plans. As you read Section 4, complete the chart by filling in the boxes provided.

Plan or Who benefited? Explain what it means Compromise Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Plan or Who benefited? Explain what it means Compromise Connecticut Compromise

Three-Fifths Compromise

Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

What was the date the Constitution was signed? ______Test your knowledge Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct letter in each blank.

Column I Column II

_____ 1. A plan to satisfy Southern fears that the a. Virginia Plan Federal Government might be funded through export duties

_____ 2. Madison’s plan for a National Government b. New Jersey Plan strong central government

_____ 3. A combination of the Virginia Plan and NJ c. Connecticut Compromise plan

_____ 4. A plan to satisfy Southerners’ desire to d. Three-Fifths Compromise to keep their slaves and count them as for population numbers

_____ 5. Paterson’s plan for a National Government e. Commerce and Slave which greatly resembled the Articles of Trade Compromise Confederation