Constitutional Convention

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What does the political cartoon represent?

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3/5 Compromise: every 5 slaves = 3 people for representation & taxation in Congress

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Every state has 2 representatives in the -

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Senate

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Every state has representatives based on population in the -

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House of Representatives

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Who thought the states would give up too much power to the federal government under the Constitution?

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Patrick Henry

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Why didn't George Mason sign the Constitution?

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He believed individual rights were not protected.

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Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty? Options: “The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore. . . .”, “The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States. . . .”, “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.”, “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members. . . .”

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“The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States. . . .”

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What is the purpose of the 10th amendment?

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To limit the federal government

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Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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It increased the political influence of the South

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The great compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by -

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creating a bicameral legislature

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The Antifederalists opposed ratifying the Constitution because they feared

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that without a Bill of Rights individual freedom would not be protected.