USI.7b Confederation to Constitution

Large states wanted all states ____.

• to have representation in government based on population
• to be represented equally in government
• to vote on the new government unanimously
• to have more power than the national government

Small states wanted all states ____.

• to be represented equally in government
• to have representation in government based on population
• to ban slavery
• to vote on the new government unanimously

One issue the delegates of the Constitutional Convention debated over was how ___ and ___ states should be represented in government.

• large - small
• north - south
• Federalist - Anti-Federalist
• Democratic - Republican

Anti-Federalists wanted the new national government to have _____ power.

• less
• more
• equal
• absolute

Federalists wanted the new national government to have _____ power.

• less
• more
• no
• absolute

One issue the delegates of the Constitutional Convention debated over was how much power should be given to the _____.

• national government
• Presidential cabinet
• state legislatures
• national treasury

In a federal system of government, power is shared between _____.

• state and national governments
• 3 equal branches
• President and Vice President
• United States and Great Britain

State and National government share powers in a ___.

• 3 branch government
• 2 house legislature
• federal system of government
• system of checks and balances
• separation of powers system

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

What led to the effort to draft a new constitution?

• weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
• requirements from Great Britain
• strengths of the Articles of Confederation
• pressure from George Washington