constitutional convention

What were two major controversies of the Constitutional Convention, and how were they fixed

• the name of the new government

• how states would be represented in the legislature

• how to count slaves into the state populations

• who the convention leader would be

How did the founding fathers use compromise to create the new national government?

• Washington made all decisions final based on his opinion

• Too many people were present at the convention for decisions to be made

• Delegates held long discussions & hearings on various topics before making any final decisions

• Delegates voted on each plan as it was suggested to determine if it would be used as is or trashed

How was the New Jersey plan different from Virginia Plan?

• New Jersey plan supported one state - one vote & Virginia plan supported a large congress where states with large populations had more votes

• New Jersey plan favored small states & Virginia plan was favored by large States

• New Jersey plan called for a bicameral legislature & Virginia plan called for a unicameral legislature

• New Jersey plan and Virginia plan both called for one-vote - one-state plan

How did the delegates resolve the issue over representation in the new government?

• represntation would be given based on state population size and two represntatives no matter population size

• all states have equal representation

• all states representation is based on population

• states would not have representation in the new government

How does the type of government created by the Constitution reflect our understanding of the early American identity?

• Early Americans didn't care about anything besides taking care of themselves

• Early Americans were afraid of a government with too much power

• Early Americans wanted to keep the power only to loyalist of Great Gritain

• Early Americans wanted to show they wanted to return to British rule

How did the delegates resolve the issue over slaves being counted towards representation in the legislature?

• slaves could be counted as part of the population

• no slaves could be counted

• all states were required to have slaves to make it fair

• slaves states would count slaves as three-fifths of a person

Why was a stronger national government important to the delegates of the constitutional convention?

• because they believed the common people of the state were not educated enough to take care of themselves

• they wanted to have complete control like the king of England

• to keep the national government a republic where the people have a say in who their leaders are

• they wanted to keep the elite in charge

Why did the delegates believe dividing the government into three branches would help resolve many of the political and economic issues created by the Articles of Confederation?

• This way three different states could be in charge & have absolute power over the national government

• Each branch served a different role & the system of checks and balances kept any one branch from abusing their power

• It would not resolve the issues because politics and economics have nothing to do with government

• A tree with three branches is stronger than a tree with one

How do the strengths of the Constitution counteract the weaknesses of the Articles of confederation? Select THREE answers.

• Power being held by the national government allowed the nation better opportunity to settle internal conflicts & foreign issues

• With no executive & no judicial system, the constitution made the congress more powerful

• The Legislative Branch had more members, more powers, and more guidelines - allowing them to handle policy issues better

• The Constitution sets up three branches of government to make sure the National Government stayed balanced & productive

• Our Founding fathers wished to leave one congress in place with no legislative & no judicial system

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

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