Constitution

What is the Great Compromise?

• Deciding to have a bicameral legislature

• Higher populated states get more votes

• Every state gets an equal amount of votes

• Salves are counted as 3/5 of a person.

What is the 3/5 Compromise?

• Each state gets an equal amount of votes

• Population decides how many votes a state gets.

• Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person when counted in a census.

• The first 10 amendments in our constitution.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It was difficult to create and pass laws

• There was no congress

• The framers didn't put much thought into making them

• It was opposite of how Britain ran their country

Who was the president of the Philadelphia Convention?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

Who is the "Father" of the Constitution?

• Abe Lincoln

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

Who was the "Connecticut Compromiser?"

• Sam Adams

• Roger Sherman

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no president

• There were no courts

• States didn't get enough freedom

• Each state had too much money

What were the Bill of Rights?

• A book written by George Washington

• Another word for the Constitution

• The first 12 amendments stating the citizen's rights

• The first 10 amendments stating the citizen's rights

How excited are you for Fall Break?

• VERY excited

• Kind of excited

• Not excited

• What's fall break?

What is the Virginia Plan?

• Our country's first constitution

• A plan stating that states will receive the same number of votes no matter what

• A plan stating that states with higher population will be granted more votes

• When Virginia became a state