Federal Government

Multiple Choice

What was the stated purpose of the constitutional convention in 1787?

• To eliminate the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• To abolish the federal government
• To establish a monarchy
• To establish a republican-style government in the US

Multiple Choice

What was the compromise known as the Great Compromise about?

• How people would be represented in the new Congress

• Appointment of federal judges
• Regulation of interstate commerce
• Taxation of imports and exports

Multiple Choice

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.

Multiple Choice

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.

• population of each state.

• number of state delegates.

• one state, one vote

• delegates appointed by the president.

Multiple Choice

The large states preferred the New Jersey plan because it allowed for equal votes and representatives in a unicameral legislature.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

an agreement that Congress should be composed of a Senate, with States represented equally, and a House, with representation based on a State’s population

• Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Match

Match the following

• Reps based on population

• Reps are one per state

• Bicameral

House

Senate

Two Houses

• House

• Senate

• Two Houses

Multiple Choice

The election of the President of the US is a direct election.

• True

• False

Dropdown

When it came to WHO to count towards population for the House of Representatives, the North wanted to count ​

Select answer

whereas the South wanted to count ​

Select answer

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Multiple Choice

The ___ Compromise was about how to count slaves for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress.

• One-fifth
• Two-fifths
• Three-fifths
• Four-fifths

Multiple Choice

What was the compromise about the importation of slaves in the Constitution?

• It allowed each state to decide on the importation of slaves

• It had no impact on the importation of slaves

• It extended the importation of slaves for another 20 years

• It officially abolished the slave trade

Multiple Choice

What do you call a change to the Constitution?

• amendment

• introduction

• preamble

• articles

Multiple Choice

What are the two steps to amending the U.S. Constitution?

• Proposal and Voting
• Introduction and Voting
• Proposal and Ratification
• Introduction and Voting

Multiple Choice

Why did the Founders make it difficult to amend the Constitution?

• They wanted to annoy people

• They wanted to maintain stability with the goals of the original Constitution

• They wanted to make sure only men could decide on amending

Multiple Choice

How many states must ratify(approve) an amendment?

• 1/3= 17 states

• 1/4= 13 states

• 3/4= 38 states

Multiple Choice

How many times has the Constitution been changed?

• 12,000.
• 33 times
• 27 times.
• 26 times.

Multiple Choice

Why did Anti-Federalists so desperately want a Bill of Rights?

• They wanted a strong federal government

• To protect our individual freedoms from the government

• To get rid of the Articles of Confederation

• To be difficult & hard to get a long with