A New American Nation

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to

• write a new constitution
• revise the Articles of Confederation.
• replace the Declaration of Independence
• create a bicameral national legislature.

What plan of government called for a unicameral legislature and representation based on state equality?

•  Connecticut Plan     
• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan   
• Great Compromise

Support for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution was greatest in what region of South Carolina?

• Lowcountry
• Midlands
• Upcountry
• Sandhills

What agreement was reached at the Constitutional Convention on how to count slaves for representation?

• Commerce Compromise
• The Compromise of 1820
• Great Compromise
• 3/5 Compromise

What proposed plan of government at the Constitutional Convention called for a bicameral national legislature and representation based on state population?

• Virginia Plan
• Connecticut Plan
• 3/5 Compromise
• New Jersey Plan

Under the Commerce Compromise, what could not be banned for 20 years?

• Income taxes
• The slave trade
• Imports from Great Britain
• The use of slaves for representation

Anti-Federalists were against the ratification of the Constitution because they believed

• a strong president would become too powerful.
• a strong national government would be good for trade.
• the government would not be able to tax and protect the country.
• a strong national government would limit individual rights.     

At the Constitutional Convention, S.C. delegates supported all of the following EXCEPT

• a strong president
• a strong central government.
• slaves counting fully for representation 
• a limit on the slave trade

What South Carolinian contributed many ideas that are part of the U.S. Constitution?

• Henry Laurens
• Charles Pinckney
• Edward Rutledge
• Thomas Lynch, Sr.

Under the Constitution the main responsibility of the Judicial Branch is to

• make laws
• enforce laws
• interpret laws
• establish principles of government