Constitutional Convention

How did the Great Compromise resolve the differences between those who favored the New Jersey Plan and those who supported the Virginia Plan?

• A Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution to protect specific rights for all citizens.

• Each state would have two senators and a number of representatives based on population.

• All states would be equally represented in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• The president would be elected by the indirect vote of the people through the Electoral College.

Which states supported the Three-Fifths compromise and why?

• states with large populations who wanted all states to have the same tax burdens

• southern states seeking to gain more influence in the House of Representatives

• states with small populations who wanted a bicameral federal legislature

• northern states seeking to gain more state electors in the Electoral College

What were the TWO major reasons that the Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution?

• the Anti-Federalists felt the Constitution did not protect individual rights. 

• the Anti-Federalists felt the Constitution did not give enough power to the central government. 

• Anti-Federalists opposed representation being determined by population in the House of Representatives. They felt all states should have an equal amount of representation.

• the Anti-Federalists felt the Consititution did not give enough power to the states. 

Which of the following was NOT an Anti-Federalist argument against ratifying the US Constitution?

• The document granted too much authority to the central government.

• The document did not specifically list the rights guaranteed to the people.

• The document would lead to a return to powerful leaders and tyrannical rule.

• The document created an ineffective judiciary that could not check executive power.

To limit the power of the central government, the Anti-Federalists insisted upon which addition to the Constitution?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Virginia Plan

• the Three-Fifths Compromise

• the Preamble