2.3 Homework Vocab Quiz

What is the New Jersey plan?

• A plan made the smaller states that each would get 2 votes in Congress for equal representation

• A plan made for the larger states that would be represented by population

What is the difference Between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• Is for smaller states, and would get 2 votes

• Is for larger states, and is judged by population

What does it mean to Ratify something?

• To agree; approve of something Ex: a treaty, constitution

• To disagree; to reject a person or thing Ex: a constitution or act

describe the action to amend?

• To change something in a minor way

• To completely and utterly change something for not being correct; to renew

• To leave something as is for it has no reason to be

• To make something new altogether

What is the 3/5 Compromise?

• An Agreement that was beneficial to the Southern States that counted 3/5's of the slaves population

• A plan that was beneficial to the northern states that would ach get 2 votes in Congress

• The Amendment that counted slaves as citizens

• The Agreement that made Britain give 3/5's of their land to America

What did The Great Compromise establish

• A bicameral legislature with a Senate, so that there was equal representation

• Established that slaves were counted as 3/5's of a person in population

• Established that all slaves were free, could vote, and were to considered as a citizen

• Established separation with Britain

What does it mean to have two branches of government

• When there are two houses of representatives

• When there are three houses of representatives`

• When there is only on house of representatives

• When there is a bicameral legislature

Who was the man who was named "Father of The Constitution" for writing the Bill of Rights

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Santa Anna

• Daniel Shays

What is the Northwest Ordinance guarantee?

• Freedom Of religion

• Freedom of speech

• Trial by jury

• Freedom to own slaves

Was Alexander Hamilton a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist?

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist