Constitutional Convention and Ratification

Constitutional Convention and Ratification

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Multiple Choice

The Constitutional Convention was convened to...

• write the Treaty of Paris.
• get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
• decide who would fight Daniel Shay.
• improve the Articles of Confederation.

Multiple Choice

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced, instead?

• it created an executive branch to run the new government

• the national government was too weak to handle even a small crisis

• it created a powerful army and navy to fight wars

• it created a judicial branch and an executive branch

Multiple Choice

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Constitution 
• The Magna Carta 
• The English Bill of Rights 

Multiple Choice

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature

Multiple Choice

The Constitutional Convention took place-

• 1781
• 1787
• 776
• 1783

Multiple Choice

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

Multiple Choice

What plan did the larger states want?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Multiple Choice

What plan did the smaller states want?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Multiple Choice

Who proposed the Great Compromise?

• George Washington
• Roger Sherman
• Thomas Jefferson

• Daniel Shays

Multiple Choice

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• 3/5th's Plan 

Multiple Choice

Which Plan favored representation based on equality?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Rhode Island Plan

• The Connecticut Plan

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-

• bicameral
• unicameral
• one camel
• Three camels

Multiple Choice

Representation in the House of Representatives is based on

• population in the state

• equal number between all states.

Multiple Choice

Representation in the Senate is based on

• population in the state

• equal number between all states (2 senators)

Multiple Choice

The issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -

• Great Compromise
• One-Third Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Slave Compromise

Multiple Choice

Which group benefited most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Northern women

• Southern plantation owners

• Northern factory workers

• Southern slaves

Separation of Powers

( How the Government will be organized )

Legislative
(Congress)

Executive

Judicial

3 Branches

House of

Reps.

Senate

=

Makes the laws

Presiden

t

Supreme

Court

Enforces the laws

Interprets the laws

Amendments

Before any of the states
would sign the
Constitution, the
delegates wanted a way
to amend (add words to,
change words, or take
words out) the
Constitution, in order for
it to grow with the times
and the country.

Bill of Rights

1st Amendment

2nd Amendment

3rd Amendment

4th Amendment

5th Amendment

6th Amendment

7th Amendment

8th Amendment

9th Amendment

10th Amendment

Multiple Choice

The biggest issue between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist was

• Expanding slavery
• Ratification of the Constitution
• voting for the president
• changing the boundary of the US

Multiple Choice

Supported the Constitution.  favored stronger central government.  Wanted weaker state government.  All describe

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• demigods
• Senate

Multiple Choice

-Feared a strong central government.  Believed a bill of rights needed to be added to the Constitution.  opponents of the Constitution.  All describe-

• democrats
• anti-federalists
• federalists
• small states

Ratification

A. Some states ratified the Constitution within
months, but NY and VA did not
B. Virginia ratified the Constitution only after a Bill
of Rights was promised
C. New York was convinced to ratify after The
Federalists Papers were written (a series of 85 essays)
1. Pro-ratification papers written by Alexander
Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
2. Stressed the need for a strong National government
and each branch would check and

balance the others

3. Wrote under the name “Publius”

Multiple Choice

What does ratification mean?

• To deny
• to ask for
• to demand
• to approve

The Bill of Rights

• Many states refused to ratify

the new Constitution unless
there were clearly defines
rights of the people included.

• A promise was made that if

the states would ratify it as it
was, the 1st thing the new
Congress would do would be
to consider a “Bill of Rights”
to be added to the
Constitution.

Bill of Rights

1st Amendment

2nd Amendment

3rd Amendment

4th Amendment

5th Amendment

6th Amendment

7th Amendment

8th Amendment

9th Amendment

10th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Why do anti-federalist want a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• to protect rights of the citizens
• to strengthen the power of the federal government
• to give each state an equal amount of power

Multiple Choice

What were the Anti-Federalists afraid of?

• Unequal representation in Congress

• The larger states having too much power

• A new war against Great Britain

• A Federal Government that would take the rights of citizens away

Ratification

The four remaining states signed by May of 1790!
NO big surprise, Rhode Island was the last to ratify!!

June 21, 1788
New Hampshire, the 9th state signed the Constitution, putting
into effect the new government.
There were still states that had not ratified. This threatened the
success of the new government. The 1st elections were planned
for the January of 1789.

Go USA!!

Multiple Choice

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution?

• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

George Washington was
elected the first President
of the U.S.

John Adams was elected
the first Vice President of
the U.S.

Multiple Choice

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams