Liberties Kids: We the People

At the start of the episode, how did the farmers make sure they did not go to jail?

• Shutdown the court houses anyway they could. One court house was even set on fire.

• Have a civil debate with the Governor.

• Destroy homes of the Judges.

• Wait for the Constitution to be signed, then they would have protection.

What does Ben Franklin want to do with the Articles of Confederation?

• Alter Them

• Throw the Articles of Confederation away and start over

• Add amendments to what is and is not working in the Articles of Confederation

• Keep parts that work from the Articles of Confederation, throw the rest away.

Who is going to oversee the delegates meeting?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Meek Mills

Where is Alexander Hamilton from? What kind of government does he want?

• New York, Strong Central (federal) Government

• Maryland , Strong Central (federal) Government

• New York, Strong State Government

• Maryland, Strong State Governments

Ben Franklin explained the idea of............., when he arrived back into the Constitutional Convention.

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Popular Opinion

• In-direct and dmeocracy

What resolution does Ben Franklin have when the delegates can not agree on the how big and small states should breakup their power?

• Have Two Houses in the legislative branch: One based on population and one based on equal representation.

• Have three branches of Government.

  Legislative

  Judicial

  Executive

• Have two branches of Government. Just executive and judicial.

• Have three houses in the legislative branch.

  Executive

  Judicial

  Legislative

If congress picked a president like one of the delegates suggested, the United States would be....

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

What was the compromise between the north and the south?

• 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for the states population

• 4 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for the states population.

• Slaves would count as an entire person

• None, the north and the south got along great with one another. This convention was breezy as they come.

T/F: Ben Franklin thought the Constitution was written perfectly. There were no holes or questions from this document.

• True

• False

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of ...

• Preamble of the Constitution

• Preamble of the Articles of Confederation

• Preamble of the Declaration of Independence

• These words have not meaning to me.