Constitutional Convention

Define 3/5 compromise

• For every 5 slaves, three would be counted or 3/5 of slaves would be counted

• Created two house Congress; Senate has equal representation; House of Representatives is based on population)

• Wanted a Strong National Government

• Weak form of government, was replaced by the Constitution

Ratification means too -

• Deny

• Approve

• Neglect

• Praise

Which of the following were important Anti-Federalist?

• Alexander Hamilton and George Mason

• George Mason and Patrick Henry

• George Mason and James Madison

• Patrick Henry and George Washington

Why did the Articles of Confederation need to be replaced?

• The states had too much power

• The national government was too weak

• The United States needed a form of unity

• Taxation without representation was an issue

Which of the following were arguments against ratification?

• create a central government that would be too strong. As a result, it might threaten individual liberties

• feared future government leaders might build a strong army and use it to collect unpopular taxes

• they would not ratify the Constitution until the Federalists agreed to add one

• All of the Above

Under which compromise did Southern states gain additional power in Congress based on their non-voting populations?

• Great Compromise

• “Three-Fifths” Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

  
  

The author of this excerpt would most likely have —

• supported ratification of the Constitution because a stronger government was needed.

• opposed ratification of the Constitution because its system of checks and balances made the government too weak.

• supported ratification of the Constitution because it could be easily amended.

• opposed ratification of the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights.

Which of the following did Federalists promise to add to the Constitution in order to win support for its ratification?

• voting rights for women over the age of 21

• a ban on the importation of additional slaves

• a bill of rights to protect individual liberties

• a system of federal courts below the Supreme Court

Do we owe debts to foreigners and to our own citizens…? These debts remain unpaid.

• Arguments for ratification of the Constitution

• Arguments against ratification of the Constitution

Which of the following were important Federalist?

• James Madison and Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington and Alexander Hamilton

• Patrick Henry and Thomas Hooker

• Patrick Henry and George Mason