Name _____________________________________________________ Date _______________ Period _____
Cornell Reading Notes #7
Chapter/Section: _Chapter 4 Section 3: Creating the Constitution Page Numbers 125-130
Essential Question(s):
What were the challenges faced by the delegates in writing the constitution, and what were the compromises
reached that resolved them?
Reduce & then Recite
- Create questions which elicit critical
thinking, not 1 word answers
- Write questions directly across from the
answers in your notes
Record for Review
- Write headings, key words, and vocabulary in colored pencil (or highlight!)
- Take sufficient notes with selective (not too much verbiage) & accurate paraphrasing
Use bulleted lists and abbreviations
- Correctly sequence information
Constitutional Convention
Q1)
(Vocab) The Constitutional Convention:
Great Compromise
Q2)
Virginia Plan
(Vocab) The Virginia Plan:
Q3)
New Jersey Plan
Q4)
(Vocab) New Jersey Plan:
Compromise is Reached
Q5)
(Vocab) Great Compromise:
Q6)
Virginia Plan 
 New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
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Reduce & Recite
Record for Review
Three-Fifths Compromise
Q7)
(Vocab) Three-Fifths Compromise:
Q8)
The Living Constitution
(Vocab) Popular sovereignty:
Q9)
Federalist Government
(Vocab) Federalism:
Checks and Balances
(Vocab) Legislative Branch:
(Vocab) Executive Branch:
Q10)
(Vocab) Judicial Branch:
(Vocab) Checks and Balances:
Reflect & Summarize
In your own words and in complete sentences, write a 5-6 sentence summary paragraph. Your summary should cover the main concepts of the notes, be accurate, and have
adequate details. The goal of the summary is to answer the essential question from the reading assignment.