Constitutional Convention/Feds/Anti-Feds Quiz

what is the name of the first government of the USA that left the national government too weak?

• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Magna Carta

which government plan at the constitutional convention called for a bicameral legislature with BOTH houses being based solely on population?

• The Great Compromise
• The 3/5 Compromise
• The New Jersey Plan
• The Virginia Plan

what agreement was reached that allowed a portion of slaves to count towards a state's population when determining representation in congress?

• The Great Compromise
• The 3/5 Compromise
• The five-thirds plan
• The New Jersey Plan

Which principle did the framers of the Constitution utilize in order to develop a stronger union than what was formed by the Articles of Confederation?

• Federalism
• Consent of the Governed
• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignty

What aspect of the Great Compromise did the heavily populated states find most appealing?

• The Senate
• The House of Representatives
• The decision to establish a unicameral legislature
• The decision allowing Congress to regulate trade

Which branch(es) was/were NOT a part of the AoC?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

In our Congress today, the fact that there are two Senators from each state comes from the...

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

In our Congress today, representation in the House of Representatives is based on ideas in

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Under the new US Constitution, Senators were chosen by the state legislatures, and Presidents were officially chosen by electors in the Electoral College. Only representatives were directly chosen by the people. Which statement below best reflects the founders attitudes towards democratic principles?

• The founders fully embraced democratic principles and the idea of popular sovereignty when choosing government officials

• The founders did not fully trust the people to make wise decisions and wanted key positions in government chosen by educated, wise men

• The founders wanted the power to still reside with the state governments as they thought the states could best make decisions for the people.

• The founders wanted members of the house of representatives who were chosen by the people to choose the other government officials as well.

The founders decision to not abolish the slave trade until 1808, which was 20 years after the writing of the US Constitution, is most likely due to what issue?

• The founders believed that slavery should continue in the states and the slave trade was an issue that should not be dealt with by the federal goverment

• The founders all agreed with the institution of slavery and believed it to be in the best economic interest of the United States

• The founders did not want further divide the delegates at the convention and southern states threatened to abandon the convention over this issue

• The founders were against the institution of slavery as a whole but did not know how to logically end the slave trade that was established in the early 1700s