Constitutional Convention

What was the Great Compromise?

• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
• A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

What made people concerned about the weakness of the central (federal) government under the Articles of Confederation and caused the revision?

• The Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

• The 3/5 Compromise

• Shay's Rebellion

The smaller states wanted - 

• equal representation for all states in Congress
• representation in Congress based on a state's population
• the revision of the Articles of Confederation
• the nation's capitol in New Jersey

What occurred in Philadelphia, PA?

• The Constitutional Convention
• The Second Continental Congress
• Shays' Rebellion
• First Continental Congress

Every state has 2 representatives in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

Every state has representatives based on population in the - 

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Congress
• Senate

What was important for the representatives to do at the Constitutional Convention?

• Represent 3/5 of their population

• Give exactly equal powers to everyone

• Be able to represent large populations

• Be able to work together and come to compromise

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Constitution 
• The Magna Carta 
• The English Bill of Rights 

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature