Ch. 8 Creating the Constitution

The Articles of Confederation gave the states

• no power

• the same power as the national government

• less power than the national government

• more power than the national government

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not

• declare war and peace

• print and borrow money

• organize new territories

• force states to obey its laws

How did the states compromise about slavery?

• No enslaved people were counted

• All enslaved people were counted

• 3/5 of a slave was counted as a person

• all states said slavery should never end

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• they supported the new constitution

• they questioned the justice of slavery

• they feared the power of the national government

• they believed that states should have equal representation

What was the Great Compromise?

• a plan for a 2 House legislature

• a way to vote for the President at the national convention

• an official ceremony for people to become U.S. citizens

• an official ceremony to make someone U.S. President

What was the Virginia Plan?

• A 2 House legislature; representation based on population

• A 1 House legislature; representation equal per state

• 2 Branches of Government

• a plan for counting slaves as people

What was the New Jersey Plan?

• a plan for counting slaves as citizens

• 1 House legislature; representation equal among states

• 2 House legislature; representation based on population

• 2 Branches of Government

What was the greatest concern of Anti-Federalists?

• taxation would be limited

• selection of George Washington as President

• replacement of the Articles of Confederation

• giving too much power to the central government

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to write the U.S. Constitution

• to end the conflict in Massachusetts

• the revise the Articles of Confederation

• to rewrite the Articles of Confederation

Why is James Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution?"

• he took notes during the convention and was the main author of the Constitution

• he knew more about all kinds of government than anyone else at the convention

• he was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention

• he was president of the convention