Making a Constitution

The plan that favored a bicameral Congress, and voting power would be determined by population AND equal representation.

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The 3/5th Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

The plan that favored a bicameral Congress, and voting power would be determined by population.

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The 3/5th Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

The plan that favored a unicameral Congress, and every state would have the same voting power.

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The 3/5th Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

The plan that outlined how slaves would be counted.

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The 3/5th Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

This group favored the new Constitution.

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

This group was anti-strong national government, fearing it would become tyrannical.

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

This group favored working-class whites participating in government.

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

This group believed that only the wealthy educated landowners were qualified to be involved in government.

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution to get this group to support it.

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

Identify the option below that was NOT a weakness in the Articles of Confederation.

• Government could not tax

• Government could not regulate trade between states

• Government could not form a national military

• Government could not be led by a President