Articles and Convention

Front

The delegates decided to throw out the Articles and start over again. ​
Options: True, False

Back

True

Front

He kept notes of the discussions and is often called “The Father of the Constitution.”​

Back

James Madison

Front

The men who wrote the Constitution are called the “Founding Fathers.”​

Back

True

Front

The Virginia Plan proposed that there would be _____ branches of government.

Back

three

Front

In the Virginia Plan, representation was based on

Back

the population of the state.

Front

Large states like the Virginia Plan, but small states don’t.​

Back

True

Front

In the Great Compromise, what structure would the Legislature have?

Back

the Legislature would have two houses (parts): A House of Representatives and a Senate

Front

Both the large states and the small states got something they wanted and lost something they wanted in the Great Compromise. This is what a compromise is!​

Back

True

Front

Slavery was a major issue that separated the Northern states from the Southern states. The vast majority of slaves were in the ____.

Back

South

Front

The Southern states refused to approve the Constitution unless slavery continued.

Back

True