Creating the Constitution

Following the signing of the Declaration of Independence, each state needed ________________.

• a set of laws that captured the ideas of each individual state.

• a set of beliefs explained in the preamble of the Constitution.

• a set of laws that captured the ideals of the Revolution.

In May 1787, many delegates returned to Philadelphia with a goal to _________________.

• outlaw the Articles of Confederation.

• form a stronger government.

• change laws for those in favor of the Articles of Confederation.

The meeting held in Philadelphia in hopes to establish their goal became known as the ____________________.

• Constitutional Convention

• Constitutional Delegates

• Constitutional Articles of Confederation

Some delegates were in favor for a strong central government, such as Benjamin Franklin, while others opposed power being taken away from states and hoped to revise the ______________________.

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

The Virginia Plan outlined that large states would have more power and more ___________________.

• representatives

• slaves

• votes

The New Jersey plan stated that ______________.

• the same provisions would follow the Virginia plan.

• each state would have the same number of representatives and equal power

• each state would have the same number representatives and more power

Because the delegates could not agree, they had to ______________.

• compromise

• argue further

• draw straws

The Great Compromise included ____________.

• Congress would be made up of 2 houses: the Senate and House of Representatives

• The New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan settlement.

• The Senate would have the same number of members per state and the House of Representatives would depend on the state's population.

• All of the answers.

The Constitution established a new government with ______ branch(es) of government; whereas the Articles of Confederation had _____ branch(es) of government.

• 3; 1

• 1; 3

• 3; 3

• 1; 1

The authors limited the power of the government by establishing ______________________.

• government checks

• balances and checks

• checks and balances

• the power to veto