Forming the Government (Constitution)

People who were against ratification (approval) of the Constitution.

• Federalist
• Anti federalist

Supporters of the Constitution.

• Federalist

• Anti federalist

Which form of government was WEAK and did not work?

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution
• Mayflower Compact

Who led a rebellion of farmers, angry over unpaid military service?

• Daniel Shays
• George Washington
• Sam Adams
• George Mason

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Washington DC
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Savannah

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a way to

• Limit the power of the president
• Provide legal rights for women
• Settle differences over representation in Congress
• Establish term lengths for presidents

During the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed mainly over the

• wisdom of maintaining friendship with England

• continuation of slavery

• election of George Washington as the first president

• division of power between the national government and the states

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 wrote a new constitution because

• the Revolutionary War was over
• the Articles of Confederation were about to expire
• they wanted to increase the power of the states
• they believed that a stronger central government was necessary

To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to

• give up western land claims

• restrict the importation of enslaved people

• add a bill of rights to the document

• grant voting rights to all adult white males

The Great Compromise resolved the debate over state representation in the federal government by

• creating a bicameral legislature made up of the Senate (2 members from each state) and the House of Representatives (based on population)
• creating a unicameral legislature.
• deciding individually on the number of delegates each state would have.
• deciding that each state would have the same number of delegates.