Ch. 5 Sec. 3 Ratification of the Constitution

Who was the author of the U.S. Constitution?

• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Hancock
• Robert Schultz

What was the Virginia Plan?

• Representation in Congress based on equal representation.
• Representation in Congress based on a state's population.
• Called for three branches of government.
• Stated slaves would count in the population.

Which group favored the New Jersey plan?

• Larger states
• Northern states
• Southern states
• Smaller states

How many states had to approve the Constitution?

• 13
• 9
• 12
• 6

Which group supported the Constitution?

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Northern states
• Smaller states

What were the pro-Constitution essays written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay called?

• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Common Sense
• The Constitution Cause
• The Federalist Papers

Which one of the following prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers
• tyranny
• Preamble

Who is the head of the executive branch?

• President
• House of Representatives
• Senate
• The Supreme Court

_________________ called for a unicameral, or one-house, legislature.  The plan gave each state an equal number of votes, and thus an equal voice, in the federal government.

• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Great Compromise
• Constituional Convention

Under this agreement only three-fifths of a state's slave population would count when determining representation.

• Half and Half Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• The Great Compromise
• The Slave Compromise