Topic 4 Quiz

The Federalists goals were to

• Defend and give an explanation of the constitution

• Oppose the constitution

• Defend and explain the Articles of Confederation

• Attack against the Antifederalists

What was the main goal of the constitutional convention of 1787?

• to decide between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

• to establish state governments in the colonies

• to change the Articles of Confederation

• To decide whether slavery should be illegal or not

The Three Fifths Compromise was important because it...

• gave states the power to ban slavery within their borders.

• It created a legislative system everyone could accept.

• helped clarify how slaves would be counted towards the population

• It established James Madison as a leader.

Why was the Great Compromise considered important at this time?

• expanded the powers of the executive branch and the President.

• helped create a system of laws that everyone could agree upon

• gave states the power to ban slavery within their borders and everyone agreed upon it.

• It settled the slavery debate.

What did Shay's rebellion help prove?

• That farms were extremely important at this time

• That without farms people would begin to try and obtain slaves

• That the government was too greedy in trying to obtain money from farms

• That the Articles of Confederation did not work

What was the essential idea behind the New Jersey Plan?

• Everyone should have equal representation in Congress

• Equal taxes throughout the country

• The more populated the state the more representation in congress.

• House of Representatives will have more power over the states.

What was the main topic that Delegates debated at the Convention?

• to decide who the leaders of the country should be

• to write a new constitution

• would there be representation by equality or population

• how many branches of government to have

What was the main idea behind the Virginia Plan?

• Equal taxation in the Virginia

• James Madison wanted slavery abolished in the state of virginia

• Voting rights for everyone living in Virginia

• Thomas Jefferson wanted the state of Virginia to become more powerful

What was the basic idea behind the First Amendment?

• Right to bear Arms

• Freedom of Speech and Religion

• No illegals search and seizures

• Voting rights for people of all colors

What did the book mean by "amend" the constitution?

• Limit the powers of the Constitution

• Rearrange the amendments in the constitution

• Change the Constitution

• Debating over foundational questions of the constitution