Origins of American Government Sec 4-5

Why did delegates from the states gather at a convention in Philadelphia in May of 1787?

• to end the slave trade

• to stop to Shays’s Rebellion

• to limit the power of the national government

• to revise the Articles of Confederation

Why is James Madison remembered as the Father of the Constitution?

• He was the primary author of the New Jersey Plan.

• He acted as president of the convention.

• He played a key role in planning the convention and writing the Constitution.

• He proposed the Great Compromise.

Which agreement settled disputes between large states and small states over how the U.S. government should be organized?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Which agreement determined how slaves would be counted in a state’s population for representation in the House?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

What was the basis for representation in Congress that was outlined in the Great Compromise?

• equal votes for all states in both houses of Congress

• representation based on state population in both houses of Congress

• equal votes for all states in the House; representation based on state population in the Senate

• equal votes for all in the Senate; representation based on state population in the House

The Antifederalists believed the Constitution would provide a strong national government for the United States.

• True

• False

The Framers’ strongest criticism of the Constitution was that it did not have a bill of rights.

• True

• False

The Federalists wrote a series of essays called Common Sense to defend the principles behind and win support for the Constitution.

• True

• False

James Madison attempted to convince the Virginia ratifying convention to reject the Constitution.

• True

• False

To secure ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists promised to add the Federalist Papers to the document.

• True

• False