10/8 Wed. (4th/8th)Constitution Day 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following items is NOT listed as a required supply for today's class?

• Charged chromebook

• Glue stick

• Calculator

• Notebook

Open Ended

Why is the United States Constitution considered a significant document in American history?

Multiple Choice

According to the agenda, which topic was scheduled for discussion on Constitution Day 3?

• Shay’s Rebellion

• Northwest Ordinance

• Compromises

• Notebook Quiz

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of the delegates when they met at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To declare independence from Britain

• To elect a new president

• To end the Revolutionary War

Open Ended

Explain why the issue of representation was so important to the leaders of the new government after the American Revolution.

Open Ended

How did the Great Compromise address the concerns of both large and small states regarding representation in Congress?

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements accurately describe the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• The Virginia Plan favored large states by basing representation on population.

• The New Jersey Plan called for equal representation for each state.

• The Virginia Plan suggested only one branch of government.

• The New Jersey Plan favored large states.

Open Ended

Which plan favored larger, more populated states? (Answer in a complete sentence.)

Multiple Select

Select all features that describe the Virginia Plan.

• Favored by large states

• Representation based on population

• One house of Congress

• Each state has equal representation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the structure of Congress created by the Great Compromise?

• A single house with equal representation for all states

• Two houses: one based on population and one with equal representation

• A single house based on population

• Two houses, both with equal representation

Open Ended

What problem did the Great Compromise solve? (Answer in a complete sentence using the sentence stem provided.)

Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To abolish slavery in the southern states

• To allow all slaves to vote

• To increase southern representation in Congress by counting a portion of the slave population

• To give northern states more power in Congress

Open Ended

Based on the slave population data, why do you think southern states supported the Three-Fifths Compromise more strongly than northern states?

Open Ended

Did Virginia or New Jersey benefit more from the Three-Fifths Compromise, and how do you know?

Multiple Select

Which characteristics best describe the key elements of the Great Compromise? Select THREE correct answers.

• Kept representation equal between all states

• Created a bicameral legislature

• Senate would be decided by equal representation

• Required all slaves be counted in the population

Open Ended

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise, AND why was it included in the U.S. Constitution?

Multiple Select

Which of the following were provisions of the Northwest Ordinance? (Select all that apply)

• Created an orderly plan to admit new states to the Union

• Slavery was forbidden in the Northwest Territory

• Prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Established the Constitutional Convention

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were reasons for European exploration of the Americas?

• Increase wealth, spread religion, look for new trade routes to Asia

• To escape slavery

• To avoid the Proclamation of 1763

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

Open Ended

When is it okay to compromise, and when is it not okay to compromise?

Open Ended

What is one question you still have about the Constitution after today's lesson?

Multiple Choice

What supplies are needed for today's class session?

• Charged chromebook, glue stick, pencil, warm-up, notebook

• Textbook, calculator, ruler, eraser, pen

• Markers, scissors, colored paper, tape, stapler

• Tablet, headphones, USB drive, highlighter, folder