The Constitutional Convention

Who was called the Father of the Constitution?

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

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• James Madison

What did Madison believe was the ideal purpose of a republic?

• Encourage greed and competition to stimulate economic growth

• Become the #1 world power with the world's biggest military

• Bring out the best and restrain the worst in people

• Protect the creditors and screw the debtors

What did the delegates at the Consitutional Convention want to prevent?

• tyranny by the government

• both of the above

• tyranny by the people

• None of the above

What was the main conflict between the small states and the big states?

• Should power be divided between three branches of government?

• Should the legislature be divided into two houses?

• Should representation in Congress be based on population?

• Should slaves count toward population?

How did the Great Compromise make both the big states and the small states happy?

• Both A & B, but not C

• Representation in the House is based on population

• Three Fifths of all the slaves in a state would count toward representation

• Every state has two senators

What was the Three Fifths Compromise?

• Three fifths of a state's slaves would count toward representation

• All of the above

• Three fifths of a state's slaves would be set free

• Three fifths of a state's slaves would be allowed to vote

What word was intentionaly omitted from the Constitution?

• Union

• Justice

• Liberty

• Slave

In the Constitution what do they call slaves?

• slaves

• indentured servants

• other persons

• African Americans

How did the Three Fifths Compromise benefit the South politically?

• They had more seats / votes in the House of Representatives

• None of the above

• Both of the above

• They had more votes in the Electoral College for president

What other compromises did the delegates make at the Convention that benefitted the Southern slave states?

• Both of the above

• Northerners were required to return fugitive slaves to their owners

• None of the above

• Congress coule not ban the importation of slaves for 20 years