Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention

Which of the following is the name of the rebellion that occurred as a result of angry farmers that were without pension/pay from the revolutionary war?

• Nat Turner's rebellion

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• Pontiac's Rebellion

What was the INITIAL purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To revise the formation of the legislative branch

• To establish a national government

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To create a national constitution

Which of the following plans catered to the Small States?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Pinckney Plan

• Baker Plan

Who drafted the Great Compromise

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

Select the view that best aligns with a Federalists' opinion:

• The Constitution does not need a bill of rights, the states already have their own constitution

• The constitution gives the government too much power

• The constitution needs a bill of rights

• The states need to have the most power, not the central government

Which of the following correctly describe the two sides of the slavery argument and eventual compromise?

• Southern States wanted slaves to count as population

• Northern states wanted Slaves to count as property, therefore it should be taxed

• Southern States wanted to count the slaves as people, and allowed them to vote

• Southern States wanted slaves to count as property

An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives 

• Two-halves Compromise
• Three-fourths Compromise
• Two-fifths Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise

The lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law. 

• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch

 The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws 

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch

The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws 

• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch