Creating the Constitution

What was the first set of laws governing the USA called?

• The Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Articles of the States

What was a weakness of this first set of laws?

• Did not allow the federal government to tax

• Did not allow the federal government to raise an army

• Left the federal government too weak

• All of the above

Why did Massachusetts farmer Daniel Shays lead a rebellion in 1786?

• He was a loyalist, and did not like the newly formed USA

• Farms were being shut down by the government

• He was paying too many taxes

• He was forced to join the Continental Army

What did Shays's Rebellion result in?

• The dissolving of the USA

• Rebellion against the Union

• The Civil War

• The Constitutional Convention

What was the purpose of the 1787 Constitutional Convention?

• To revise/alter the Articles of Confederation

• To create a new government

• To create the Constitution

• All of the above

After taking 600 pages of notes, and being a huge contributor to writing it, who became known as the father of the Constitution?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• James Madison

Roger Sherman's idea to combine the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to appease both small and large states became known as...

• The 3/5^ths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The VNJ Compromise

• Sherman's Compromise of the Greatest Success Ever

How many representatives a state has in the US House of Representatives is based of of a state's what?

• Population

• Land Size

• There are two from every state

• Economic output

How many senators a state has in the US Senate is based off of what?

• Population

• Land size

• There are two from every state

• Economic output

According to the 3/5^ths Compromise, who is counted as 3/5^ths of a person when counting the state's population?

• Loyalists

• Indentured sevants

• Slaves

• People in jail