Constitutional Convention Preview

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government
• State Governments
• Individual people
• States with larger populations

True or False?  The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.

• True
• False

What event led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention?

• Government can't collect taxes

• Shay's Rebellion

• Revolutionary War

• Boston tea party

The three branches of government are ________________

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
• Legislative, Judicial, and National
• Executive, Principle, and Judicial
• Judicial, National, and Legislative

The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 

• Great Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise
• Great Dispute
• Big Agreement

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

What does Bicameral mean?

• Two wheels
• One Building
• Two Governments
• Two Houses

This house of Congress has 100 members and includes only 2 from each state

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court

How were enslaved people counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?

• All enslaved people were counted.

• Three-fifths of the number of enslaved people were added to the population.

• Enslaved people were not counted at all.

• Enslaved people were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.