Who Wrote the US Constituition? Wonders U2Wk1

Why was Shay's rebellion important?

• Shay lost and was publicly humiliated

• the delegates at the convention didn't pay attention to Shay until he rebelled

• this showed the Articles of Confederation were weak; people were being over taxed and the federal government was not effective

• Shay was a war hero and a farmer

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CCSS.RI.5.2

Proportional representation was a part of which plan?

• Articles of Confederation

• The Virgina Plan

• The Great Compromise

• Benjamin Franklin

People could not pay the taxes the government kept raising because....

• they didn't use cash

• they were too poor

• they did not have any livestock left

• they spent it all

What does resolve mean?

• to open

• to settle

• to return something

• to be patient

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

What is the difference between equal representation and proportional representation?

• Equal representation means the governor of each state has one vote, and proportional representation means the legislature votes.

• Equal representaiton means votes equal the amount of the population. Proportional representation means a portion of the votes are equal for each state.

• Equal representation means all representatives get 5 votes each. Proportional representation means they get as many votes as they want.

• Equal representation means every state gets the same amount of votes and proportional representation means the number of votes would depend on a states population.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

How many branches of government were created and written into the constitution?

• 3 branches of government

• as many as needed and could add more

• 1 branch of government

• 13 branches, one for each state

What did the "The Great Compromise" do?

• Established equal representation in the upper house, and proportional representation in the lower house

• named George Washington the president of the United States

• Allowed all slaves to be counted toward the population for proportional representation purposes

• Showed that Ben Franklin and James Madison were friends and came up with the compromise alone

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CCSS.RI.5.3

Wilson's plan included which idea?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Great Compromise

• The Electoral College

• The House of Representatives

Why did delegates as committees to settle problems?

• they were tired and wanted to go home

• the delgates needed to speed up the process of discussin and voting

• committees meant equal representation of the laws

• the problems were not difficult and a committee would be able to decide for the rest of them

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.8

Representatives are people

• organize events

• given a particular responsibility

• argue for better deals

• chosen to act or speak for others