Writing The Constitution Test Prep

Which agreement solved the disagreement over whether slaves should be counted for the purposes of representation?

• The Great Compromise

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Virginia Plan

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

Which commitment of the framers is most clearly reflected in the Constitution as ratified in 1788?

• the idea of democracy

• the principle of limited government

• the abolition of slavery

• the primacy of the states

Which element of government does the Constitution give full sovereignty (ultimate power) to?

• the state legislatures

• the president of the United States

• the Supreme Court

• the national government

For the first 11 years of its existence, which government system did the United States use?

• monarchy

• confederation

• federation

• theocracy

Which action is the most closely associated with the Anti-Federalists' goals?

• oppose ratifying the Constitution

• support a limited monarchy

• pass the Great Compromise

• grant new power to a federal government

Which issue did the Great Compromise resolve?

• whether the states' representation should be equal or proportional

• how much, if any, representation to give slaves

• how much power to grant to the central government

• what the relationship would be between the executive and judicial branches

Although the Anti-Federalists lost their main goal, what important task did they accomplish?

• counting slaves for political representation in the Constitution through the Three-Fifths Compromise

• granting smaller states power through the enhanced debate in the New Jersey plan

• protecting individual liberties through the inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution

• changing the national legislative system from unicameral to bicameral

Which issue was at the heart of one of the compromises made between Northern and Southern states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• western land claims

• counting slaves in population

• allowing new states into the union

• regulation of interstate commerce

Which system of government did the Constitution create in the United States?

• confederation

• paliamentary

• federation

• limited monarchy

Which idea did most of the Founding Fathers, despite their differences, agree with?

• Confederation is the best political system availiable

• Freedom must be protected by a central governent

• Three new government needs to balance order and liberty

• A limited monarchy should be established to ensure order