Constitutional Convention

What two issues did the Great Compromise settle?

• Slaves being counted towards representation
• Population versus equal votes for state representation
• Virginia Plan will be the plan used to determine representation
• New Jersey Plan will determine representation

Which plan wanted Population to determine representation?

• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• All of the above

What does Bicameral mean?

• Two wheels
• One Building
• Two Governments
• Two Houses

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To add to the Articles of Confederation
• To establish a stronger federal (central, national) Government
• To create a militia 
• To write the Declaration of Independence

Who is the Father of the Constitution?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson 
• Abraham Lincoln
• James Madison

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

What did the Federalists want?

• States to govern themselves
• To be governed by England
• A strong federal government
• A new leader for the House of Representatives

What did Anti-Federalists believe?

• States to have power to govern themselves
• No state government, only Federal
• Less power for the states, more for the national government
• A strong central government for the US

How many houses would be in Congress under the New Jersey Plan?

• Two
• Five
• One
• Three

Which of the following did the New Jersey Plan NOT establish

• 3 branches of government

• 1 house in Congress

• Proportional representation

• Weak national government