Constiution

Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create a bill of rights
• to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
•  to declare independence from Great Britain
•  to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation

How did Roger Sherman's compromise settled the differences between the large and small states ?

• giving slaves the right to vote
• dividing the Congress into two separate houses
•  charging larger states higher taxes than smaller states
• allowing the small states to control the courts

Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution?

• because it didn’t include a bill of rights
•  because it didn’t give women the right to vote
• because it gave too much power to the states
• because it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances

to give up on something in order to come to an agreement

• compromise
• propose
• principle
• amend

This setup 3 branches of government, a Senate, and a House of Representatives

• Articles of Confederation
• Three-Fifths Compromise 
• New Jersey Plan
• The Great Compromise

a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions by voting for their representatives

• democracy

• Constitution

• monarchy

• Bill of Rights

the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, list of the basic rights of individuals.

• democracy

• Constitution

• monarchy

• Bill of Rights

The written plan of government for the United States of America

• democracy

• Constitution

• monarchy

• Bill of Rights

What were two proposals to decide how each state should be represented?

• Georgia and New Hampshire Plan
• Virginia and New Jersey Plan
• New York and Boston Plan
• Florida and Alabama Plan