SSCG3

The __________ Compromise called for a bicameral legislature with a lower chamber in which the number of representatives from each state would be determined by the number of people in that state, and an upper chamber that would have two members from each state.

• New Jersey
• New York
• Connecticut
• Virginia 

The Three-Fifths Compromise concerned which issue below?

• counting of slaves for determining representation and taxation
• the establishment of upper and lower legislative bodies
• the counting of rights for states in the Bill of Rights

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation was addressed by the Constitution?

• The continuation of slavery
• The lack of a national court system
• The absence of a balanced budget
• The need to strengthen the power of the states

The year the Constitution was written

• 1776
• 1783
• 1787
• 1797

The first United States Constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress (Legislature) by giving the States the final authority over all decisions

• Mayflower Compact
• U.S. Constitution
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Articles of Confederation

All of the following are true about the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT

• The meeting resulted with the drafting of the United States Constitution
• It was called to consider changes to the Articles of Confederation
• The delegates met in the Summer of 1787 in Philadelphia
• The meeting resulted in the creation of a very weak document that limited the National Government's ability to perform its basic duties

Created two houses of Congress, one based on population and the other gave equal representation to each state

• 3/5 Compromise
• Great Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Compromise of 1820

Compromise between Northern & Southern states at the Constitutional Convention that said a portion of the slave population would be counted for determining taxation as well as representation in the House of Representatives

• Compromise of 1850
• Compromise of 1820
• Great Compromise
• 3/5 Compromise

Sets out the basic laws, principles, and organization of the government of the United States

• U.S. Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

A system in which each branch of government has its own powers (Executive, Legislative, Judicial)

• Limited Government
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers
• Federalism