Unit 1 Part 3 Constitutional Convention

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• 3/5th's Plan 

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature

• Postponed the conversation about slavery

• Added the Bill of Rights 

• Created a two house legislature

In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation? 

• Senate 

• House of Representatives 

• General Assembly 

• House of Commons 

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 

• The Constitution 

• The Magna Carta 

• The English Bill of Rights 

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government

• weak government

• strong central government

• legslature

What does ratification mean?

• To deny

• to ask for

• to demand

• to approve

The Constitutional Convention was convened to...

• write the Treaty of Paris.

• get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.

• decide who would fight Daniel Shay.

• improve the Articles of Confederation.

-Feared a strong central government.  Believed a bill of rights needed to be added to the Constitution.  opponents of the Constitution.  All describe-

• democrats

• anti-federalists

• federalists

• small states

The Constitutional Convention took place-

• 1781

• 1787

• 776

• 1783

The issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -

• Great Compromise

• One-Third Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Slave Compromise