Lesson Fifteen: What Conflicting Opinions Did the Framers Have about the Completed Constitution?

Terms to Know:
None.
Question and Answer:
1. Why is the Constitution sometimes described as “a bundle of compromises”?
· Compromise means that everyone gets less than they wanted. There were enough compromises that everyone had something they did not like.
2. What was Benjamin Franklin’s opinion of the Constitution crafted by the Framers?
· He thought it was imperfect, but he thought it was a good idea because he doubted there would ever by such a convention as the one that proceeded to create a better Constitution.
3. Why did George Mason refuse to sign the document?
· Please just read 81-82 for full description. Thanks.