7b Constitutional Convention Practice

What led to the effort to draft a new constitution?

• weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
• requirements from Great Britain
• strengths of the Articles of Confederation
• pressure from George Washington

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

What two main issues did the delegates debate over at the Constitutional Convention?

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• how large and small states would be represented in the new government

• how much power should be given to the new national government

• how many branches there would be in the legislature

• which rights would be guaranteed

What did the Great Compromise accomplish?

• it split Congress into two parts - one based on population, the other with equal representation
• it created 3 separate branches of government
• it allowed 3/5 of the slave population in southern states to be counted towards representation
• it created a two-party system

___ out of 13 states had to vote in favor of the Constitution before it could become law.

• 9
• 13
• 11
• 7

In a federal system of government, power is shared between _____.

• state and national governments
• 3 equal branches
• President and Vice President
• United States and Great Britain

What did the Anti-Federalist delegates think was missing from the new Constitution?

• A list of grievances

• A Multiplication of Powers

• A Bill of Rights

• A Declaration of Independence

The Bill of Rights _____.

• is a written guarantee of individual freedoms
• was vetoed by the Anti-Federalists
• is a list of rights the British wanted protected
• was a declaration of American freedom

Which two documents did James Madison use when drafting the Bill of Rights?

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• The Virginia Plan

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

• The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Declaration of Independence

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by ____.

• George Mason
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• George Washington