Creating a New Government

Which states would have sided with the Virginia Plan?

• States with small populations
• States with large populations
• Northern states
• Southern states

Which states would have sided with the New Jersey Plan?

• States with small populations
• States with large populations
• Northern states
• Southern states

What was the Great Compromise?

• The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War
• The compromise that counted slaves as 3/5 of a person when counting population
• The first Constitution
• The compromise that created a 2 house legislative branch based on equality and population.

Which event encouraged many Founding Fathers to create a stronger national government?

• Shays Rebellion
• American Revolution
• Federalist Papers
• Raid of Harpers Ferry

What was the name given to someone who supported the Constitution?

• Constitutionite
• Patriot
• Antifederalist
• Federalist

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston, Massachusetts
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Queens, New York
• Atlanta, Georgia

What did Anti-Federalists want added to the Constitution?

• a strong presidential position

• Guarantee of no federal military

• more power for the Federal Government

• Bill of Rights

What was the approval of the Constitution by each state called?

• Debate

• Veto

• Ratification

• Compromise

The Founding Fathers separated the federal government's powers by creating what 3 branches?

• New England, Middle, Southern

• Federal, State, Local

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

• Patriotic, Loyalist, Moderate

What document created the government we still have today?

• the Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence