Creating the Constitution

The Articles of Confederation did all of the following except

• serve as the first plan of government for the United States.
• form a loose union of the states.
• divide power among three branches of government.
• give Congress power to make war and peace.

Shay's Rebellion is remembered today because it

• threatened law and order in Massachusetts.
• dramatized the money problems faced by poor farmers.
• shocked Congress into calling for a Constitutional Convention.
• showed how well the Articles of Confederation worked.

An important challenge facing the Constitutional Convention was how to balance the

• needs of eastern and western states.
• interests of large and small states.
• rights of slaves and slaveholders.
• demands of farmers and workers.

Both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans called for

• three branches of government.
• two houses of Congress.
• an elected president.
• an end to the slave trade.

The Great Compromise was primarily related to

• representation in Congress.
• election of the president.
• selection of Supreme Court justices.
• checks and balances.

James Madison is known as the "Father of the Constitution" because

• he was the oldest and wisest of the delegates to the convention.
• he took notes on everything said during the convention.
• he studied modern and ancient governments to see what worked.
• his influence on the Constitutional Convention was so great.

The Constitutional Convention gave the job of choosing a chief executive to

• major political parties.
• electors chosen by the states.
• state legislatures and governors.
• members of Congress.

Supporters of the new Constitution were known as

• Republicans.
• Patriots.
• Anti-Federalists
• Federalists.

Which of these states were most likely to favor representation in Congress based on population?

• Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
• New Hampshire and New Jersey
• South Carolina and Connecticut
• New York and Delaware

How did southern states want slaves to be counted in determining representation in Congress?

• as three fifths of a person
• the same as any other person
• as property to be taxed
• the same as cattle and horses