Civics - Constitutional Convention

7. How many states had to ratify the new plan of government in order for the Constitution to go into effect?
8. The name of the 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison to convince the people to accept the new Constitution.
11. Document that determines how slaves would be counted in a state's population.
13. What was signed in 1787, after 89 days of meetings?
14. In Virginia, who did George Washington convince to support the Constitution who was later a key player in its creation?

1. What term is defined as a one-house legislature?
2. What was delayed in 1788 because of New York and Virginia?
3. This plan proposed that both the judicial and executive branches could veto laws.
4. Who was elected President of the Constitutional Convention?
5. Two-house legislature with the upper house having equal representation for each state.
6. The first state to ratify the Constitution.
9. Which documents called for a plural executive?
10. This group supported a strong central government.
12. City where the first meeting of the new Congress held.