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What are some of the compromises the founding fathers made to ratify the constitution?
The New Jersey Plan, or the New Jersey Compromise. It stated that each state should have equal number of votes. This compromise was liked by the smaller states, who had less population
The Virginia Plan, or the Virginia Compromise, stated that the number of votes each state gets depends on its population. This plan was liked by the bigger states that had more population.
Then finally, the Connecticutt Plan. It divided Congress into two parts:
*The Senate: two votes for each state (New Jersey Plan)
*The House of Representatives: higher population means more votes for the state (Virginia Plan)
The Connecticutt Plan is also known as the Great Compromise.
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What compromise made by the founding fathers left a terrible burden?
your teacher is a liberal, half the colonies would not have joined if there wasnt a compromise on slavery, america probably wouldnt exist. If there hadnt been a compromise then the south would have developed into a country where slavery was completely acceptable instead of what it is now.
Which process did the Founding Fathers implement to allow changes to be made to the US Constitution?
They wanted the Constitution to be a "living document" that could adapt to and address issues of a changing nation.
What can be inferred about the process of amending the Constitution?
The farmers of the Constitution did not want it to be amended without careful thought
Can you Define ratify?
Ratify is the constitution
How many states were needed to ratify the constitution and why?
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
Who decided how states ratify amendments?
The system for ratifying Amendments is detailed within the Constitution therefore, by extension, the original creators of the Constitution decide the system by which states ratify Amendments. You can find many examples of these "Founding Fathers" online.
What compromise made by the founding fathers left a terrible burden?
your teacher is a liberal, half the colonies would not have joined if there wasnt a compromise on slavery, america probably wouldnt exist. If there hadnt been a compromise then the south would have developed into a country where slavery was completely acceptable instead of what it is now.
What process did the Constitution convention set forth for the states to ratify the Constitution?
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.
What process did the constitutional set forth for states to ratify the constitution?
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.
What process did the constitutional convention set forth for states to ratify the constitution.?
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.
Why did the founding fathers agree to share powers with the states?
The states were in existence before the federal government, and in fact had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect. Since the states were all essentially sovereign, independent nations, the Founding Fathers could not have done anything without their agreement. In order to get them to accept the Constitution, the state governments of course had to share power with a limited federal government; otherwise they would never have ratified the Constitution, and the United States would not exist.
Which process did the Founding Fathers implement to allow changes to be made to the US Constitution?
They wanted the Constitution to be a "living document" that could adapt to and address issues of a changing nation.
How did the founding fathers form a government that was strong and accountable to the people?
An answer lacking details: they had many long and arduous debates that lasted for months, culminating in the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. The Constitution took so long to ratify because many people feared a strong central government would make state governments obsolete, that there was no Bill of Rights when every state constitution had one and that the Constitution was too vague(Elastic Clause). People against the Constitution were Anti-Federalists. So there were 2 big compromises: the Great Compromise of 1787 and the 3/5 Compromise. A Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution later on during the debates.
What can be inferred about the process of amending the Constitution?
The farmers of the Constitution did not want it to be amended without careful thought
What process did the constitutional convention set forth for states to the constitution?
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.
Can you Define ratify?
Ratify is the constitution
Why did the Founding Fathers insist on a Bill of Rights?
The founding fathers didn't really insist on a bill of rights, the antifederalists did. Federalists were people who wanted a strong government, but antifederalists were afraid that if there was a very strong government, the states would be too weak, and that people would lose rights if the government was too powerful. So when the federalists wanted to approve the Constitution, antifederalists said they wouldn't, until the federalists put in a Bill of Rights. So the federalists added the bill of rights, so that the anti-feds would ratify the constitution.
