<p>American Government Chapter 2 Origins of American Government Section 4 Creating the Constitution</p><p>Directions: As you read section 4, answer the questions below.</p><p>1. Name two groups whose interests seem to have been ignored, or even harmed, by the compromises that created the Constitution.</p><p>2. Describe in general terms the Framers of the Constitution.</p><p>3. Who was President of the convention?</p><p>4. How much weight did each states’ vote carry during the convention?</p><p>5. What was the original purpose of the Philadelphia Convention?</p><p>6. Why were so many compromises necessary for the writing of the Constitution?</p><p>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.</p><p>Plan or Who benefited? Explain what it means Compromise Virginia Plan</p><p>New Jersey Plan</p><p>Plan or Who benefited? Explain what it means Compromise Connecticut Compromise</p><p>Three-Fifths Compromise</p><p>Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise</p><p>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.</p><p>Column I Column II</p><p>_____ 1. A plan to satisfy Southern fears that the a. Virginia Plan Federal Government might be funded through export duties</p><p>_____ 2. Madison’s plan for a National Government b. New Jersey Plan strong central government</p><p>_____ 3. A combination of the Virginia Plan and NJ c. Connecticut Compromise plan</p><p>_____ 4. A plan to satisfy Southerners’ desire to d. Three-Fifths Compromise to keep their slaves and count them as for population numbers</p><p>_____ 5. Paterson’s plan for a National Government e. Commerce and Slave which greatly resembled the Articles of Trade Compromise Confederation</p>