Review: Constitutional Convention

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

• Speaker 1

• Speaker 2

• Speaker 3

• Speaker 4

Which plan for the new government was favored by the Large States?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Articles of Confederation

• Connecticut Compromise

Which plan for the new government was favored by the Small States?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Articles of Confederation

• Connecticut Compromise

Under the Commerce Compromise, Congress was forbidden the power to tax the export of goods from any state, and Congress would not be able to interfere with the slave trade for a period of at least twenty years.

• True

• False

Which of the following powers did the government have under the Articles of Confederation?

• power to make laws
• power to enforce laws
• power to collect taxes
• power to regulate trade

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to

• review and ratify the constitutions of individual states.
• draft a national bill of rights.
• revise the Articles of Confederation.
• prepare an agreement to limit excessive taxing by the states.

A legislature made up of two parts called chambers

• Bicameral Legislature

• States

• Confederation

• Unicameral legisature