Question

1. describe the great compromise. who came up with this compromise?
2. what was created to settle the issue of slaves as representation?
3. who was responsible for describing the events of the constitutional convention?
4. who elects the president of the us?
5. when was the constitution ratified?
6. what did the anti-federalists want added to the constitution?
7. how did the federalists promote ratification of the constitution?
8. what was the compromise between the federalists and antifederalists?

Explanation:

1. Q16: The Great Compromise resolved disputes between large and small states over legislative representation, establishing a bicameral legislature. It was proposed by Roger Sherman.
2. Q17: This agreement counted enslaved people for representation and taxation at a fraction of a free person.
3. Q18: This figure kept detailed, secret notes of the convention's proceedings.
4. Q19: This body is established by the U.S. Constitution to formally elect the president.
5. Q20: This is the date when the required number of states approved the Constitution.
6. Q21: Anti-Federalists sought protections for individual liberties not in the original Constitution.
7. Q22: Federalists used written arguments to advocate for the Constitution's ratification.
8. Q23: This compromise addressed the core demand of Anti-Federalists to secure ratification.

Answer:

1. The Great Compromise established a bicameral U.S. Congress: the House of Representatives (with representation based on state population) and the Senate (with equal representation, two senators per state). It was proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
2. The Three-Fifths Compromise
3. James Madison
4. The Electoral College
5. June 21, 1788 (when New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify it, meeting the requirement for adoption)
6. A bill of rights (to protect individual liberties and limit federal power)
7. They wrote and published the Federalist Papers, a series of essays explaining and defending the Constitution's principles, and campaigned in state ratifying conventions.
8. The Federalists agreed to add a bill of rights to the Constitution shortly after its ratification, while Anti-Federalists agreed to support ratification.