Answer questions with short essay responses  MAx 4 Pages :

1) Identify and describe the key players and their positions. What did they each want to achieve at the convention?  Who were the chief architects of the Constitution?  Be certain to discuss James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.
2) The critical role of compromise (The Great Compromise/The Connecticut Compromise).  What did the large states want and what did the small states want?
3) The distribution of powers between the various branches of government and the power-sharing arrangements between the states and the federal government.
4) What was Madison’s theory about rights?
5) Describe the goals of the Anti-Federalists.
6) Describe the goals of the the Federalists.
7) What challenges did the Framers of the Constitution face?  Explain the importance of the Federalist Papers.
8) Describe what is meant by “originalism” (hint: this is in reference to interpreting the Constitution).
9)  What new and surprising things did you learn after watching these videos?
10) What was Jack Rakove going to use his Pulitzer Prize money for?
C-Span Jack Rakove discusses his book “Original Meanings.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?84989-1/original-meanings
C-Span Book discussion about Catherine Drinker’s book “Miracle at Philadelphia.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?180990-1/miracle-philadelphia-catherine-d-bowen