Thursday 10/28

Which of the following describes the 3/5 Compromise?

• When voting on each issue, there had to be a 3/5 majority vote

• For every 5 slaves, only three would be counted towards a state's population

• For states with slaves, only 3/5 of that state's population would be counted

• A states population would be the number of free people MINUS the number of slaves in that state

Having the same amount of representatives per state is an example of what?

• Proportional Representation
• The House of Representatives
• The Virginia Plan
• Equal Representation

Who would support a STRONG central government?

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists

Who demanded that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists

Who is known as the "father" of the Constitution?

• George Washington
• George Mason
• John Adams
• James Madison

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not:

• declare war.

• create an army or navy.

• set up a postal system.

• raise taxes.

The first written plan of Government in the United States was known as:

• The Constitution

• The Albany Plan

• The Articles of Confederation

• Northwest Ordinance

To formally approve of:

• Repeal

• Boycott

• Ratify

• Conclude

The pamphlet written to help support the Constitution.

• The Federalist Papers

• The Republican Papers

• The Anti-Federalist Papers

• The Electoral Papers