US Constitution

The first ten Amendments are called the

• Constitution Day
• Senators 
• Bill of Rights

The Great Compromise settled the dispute over 

• The Presidential veto power
• The issue of slavery
• Representation in Congress
• Judicial Review

What event caused colonists to want a stronger government?

• The Intolerable Acts
• Shay's Rebellion
• The Northwest Ordinance
• The Townshend Acts

What did Federalists want?

• A Bill of Rights
• More power to be given to the states
• More protection of individual rights
• A strong, central government

What did Anti-Federalists want?

• A strong, central government
• A Bill of Rights
• Less power for the states
• To keep the Articles of Confederation

What was the name of the law passed in 1787 that created new states like Ohio and Indiana?

• Land Ordinance
• Northwest Ordinance
• Articles of Confederation
• Treaty of Paris

What is the three-fifths compromise? 

• For every 3 free men 5 slaves had a vote
• For every 3 women 5 men had a vote
• For every 5 slaves 3 men had a vote

What did the Great Compromise give us?

• The President and Vice President
• The Senate and the President
• The Congress and the Vice President
• The House and Senate

What was the name of the papers written to support the Constitution?

• Lubbock Avalanche Journal

• Federalist Papers

• Anti-Federalist Papers

Who is the "Father (Writer) of the Constitution"?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Mason

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison