Constitutional Convention

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence

An agreement in which both sides give up something.

• Compromise

• Conclusion

• Argument

• Declaration

In the Virginia Plan representation in congress was based on population. Which states favored this plan?

• Small States

• Large States

• Southern States

• Northern States

Which compromise combined aspects of the Virginia and New Jersey plans to make small and large states satisfied?

• the Commerce Compromise
• the Three-Fifths Compromise
• the Just Compromise
• the Great Compromise

The Senate will have equal representation for each state. The House of Representatives will be based on ... ?

• Money

• Slaves

• Population

• It will also be equal

Someone who acts or votes on behalf of another person or group of people

• Representative
• Doctor
• Proclamation
• Militia

A major weakness under the Articles of Confederation was-

• Congress could not negotiate treaties
• Congress could print money
• Congress did not have the power to raise money or enforce laws
• Congress established the Northwest Ordinance

The branch of government that makes our laws

• Congress (Legislative)

• President (Executive)

• Supreme Court (Judicial)

• King George (Monarch)

In the New Jersey Plan, states received equal representation in congress. Which states favored this plan?

• Small States

• Large States

• Northern States

• Southern States

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• 3/5th's Plan