Forming A Government Ch. 5

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a way to

• limit the power of the president
• provide legal rights for women
• settle differences over representation in Congress
• establish term lengths for senators

During the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed mainly over the

• wisdom of maintaining friendship with England
• need for the continuation of slavery
• election of George Washington as the first president
• division of power between the national government and the states

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 wrote a new constitution because

• the Revolutionary War was over
• the Articles of Confederation were about to expire
• they wanted to increase the power of the states
• they believed that a stronger central government was necessary

What group wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• Antifederalists
• Federalists
• Patriots
• Loyalists

The Bill of Rights is the document

• added to the Constitution to protect citizens’ rights.
• used to limit the powers of state governments.
• outlining the rights of the federal government.
• stating the ways in which citizens can participate in government.

Shays’s Rebellion led most Americans to call for a

• ban on rebellious activity.
• federal judiciary.
• national guard.
• stronger central government.

The Three-Fifths Compromise

• freed three-fifths of slaves in the southern states.
• granted three-fifths of freed slaves the right to vote.
• determined how many representatives a state would have in the Congress by counting three-fifths of the state’s slave population.  This means that for every 5 slaves, 3 of them would be counted for representation and taxes.
• decided to give an extra delegate to each state that had banned the slave trade, giving northern states a three-fifths majority in the Congress.

What two plans were combined to form the Great Compromise?

• New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan
• New Hampshire Plan and the Pennsylvania plan
• Rhode Island Plan and the California Plan
• Massachusetts Plan and the New York Plan

Consisting of two houses, especially in a legislature.

• Bicameral

• Concurrent Powers

• Separation of Powers

• Federalists

The sharing of power between federal and state government

• Confederation

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Concurrent Powers