Ch 5 Forming a Government - (21-40)

True or False:

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates ultimately decided that slaves were not citizens and should not be counted when determining a state’s representation

• True

• False

The Constitutional Convention chose _________ to be the leader of the meeting.

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

What is the best description of the Great Compromise?

• It is a plan that was worse than the Articles of Confederation

• It is a plan that ensured equal power to the smaller states

• It is a plan that blended the needs of all the states

• It is a plan that gave power to the states with larger populations

• It is a plan that limited the power of the government

The 3/5^ths Compromise was needed when the south wanted to increase their ________ within Congress.

• Restrictions

• Restorations

• Representation

• Volunteers

True or False:

The Virginia Plan wanted to have a bicameral legislature. In this Congress the representation will be only based on population.

• True

• False

The _____ was in favor of a unicameral legislature and wanted their representation to be equal.

• New Jersey Plan

• New Hampshire Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Georgia Plan

Why did the delegates call for a change in the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress was too strong and controlled all the states

• Spain was planning on invading into the southern states

• The king was trying to take over the country again

• America needed a stronger central government to maintain order

What was a topic that was discussed at the beginning of the Constitutional Convention?

• Use of Agriculture and Plantations

• Power of the Supreme Court

• Representation of the states

• Adding amendments to the Constitution

The Virginia Plan stated that ____.

• Each state would have a say in nominating judges to the Supreme Court.

• Individual states would be responsible for regulating Congress.

• Individual states would have to raise and fund their own armies.

• Population would decide each state's representation in Congress

What is the best description of the 3/5th Compromise?

• An agreement that determined how slaves would be counted for representation and taxes

• An agreement that ended the debate between large and small states

• A plan that proposed creating a weak national government with a unicameral legislature

• A meeting held in May 1787, to discuss ways to improve the Articles of Confederation