Constitutional Convention

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It increased the political influence of the South

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output

True or False? The Articles of Confederation were discarded for the Constitution?

• True

• False

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and Balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which of the following best completes this chart?

(What goes where the question mark is)

• Representation based on state's population

• Representatives appointed by executive branch

• Representatives approved by judicial branch

• Representation depends on a state's size in square miles

Why did the constitutional convention agree to the 3/5ths compromise

• To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

• to sell debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people

• to create a government based on the principle of federalism

• to create a government with a bicameral legislature

The great compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by -

• creating a bicameral legislature

• enumerating the powers of the central government

• giving veto powers to the executive

• establishing 3 branches of government

Which of the following correctly describes the 3/5ths compromise

• a portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation

• a federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislature

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• any congressional action required executive approval

• Congress lacked the power to declare war

• Most Congressional decisions required the approval of at least 9 states

• congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade

Name the Rebellion that showed the Articles of Confederation was weak, and people lost trust in the government's ability to protect them.

• The American Revolution

• Shay's Rebellion

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812