The Constitutional Convention

What is the definition of 'convention'?

• Trade

• An important meeting

• A system of government in which the authority to govern is shared by the central and state governments.

• An idea for a new bill.

What is the definition of 'federal system'?

• An idea for a new law.

• Trade.

• A system of government in which the authority to govern is shared by the central and state governments.

• An important meeting.

What was the main issue at the Constitutional Convention?

• To take away the rights of the people.

• Deciding whether the national government or the states should be stronger.

• Deciding who should be the president of the United States.

• To print more money.

The Federal System stated that ___________.

• The right to govern would be shared by the national and state governments.

• All rights would be given to the national government.

• All rights would be given to the states.

• Both the national government and the states lost their rights.

In a two-house Congress ____________________.

• There would be no government.

• Each state would be equally represented in one house.

• One house would be based on the population of each state.

• Everyone would have the power to do whatever they wanted.

How many representatives are in the Senate for each state?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

What Compromise counted ⅗ of the total number of slaves as citizens?

• Four-fifths Compromise.

• One-fifth Compromise.

• Two-fifths Compromise.

• Three-fifths Compromise.

Ratify

• to approve formally
• Small animals in a sewer
• To not approve

 A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government 

• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution
• Play book
• Compromise

An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives 

• Two-halves Compromise
• Three-fourths Compromise
• Two-fifths Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise