Our Constitution EOC Practice 2 pg 78

Interpretation/construction of the US Constitution that the government has only the powers directly given to it under the Constitution or through

• strict
• loose

Interpretation/construction of the US Constitution that the federal government has any and all powers except those powers directly denied to it by the Constitution

• strict
• loose

Why did the Southern states want slaves to be counted as part of their populations?

• to get more Senators
• to get more Representatives
• to have more people who could vote
• to put enslaved people in government

About how many of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention owned slaves?

• about ten percent
• about twenty-five percent
• about half
• almost all of the delegates owned slaves

What created the two-legislature system we enjoy today?

• the Virginia Plan
• the New Jersey Plan
• the Three-Fifths Compromise
• the Great Compromise

Which of the following terms does NOT belong in a list entitled: Added to the Federal Government Under the New Constitution?

• President
• Supreme Court
• Legislature with members based on the population of the states
• Pay from the federal government for Congress
• Term Limits

What is the problem with having one legislature with each state having one vote?

• Some states will get left out of representation in the federal government.
• States with fewer people have more representation per person in the federal government than states with more people
• States with more people have more representation per person in the federal government than states with fewer people.
• States with fewer people have equal representation per person as states with more people.

Why is it not as fair to have a unicameral legislature with each state having equal representation per state?

• Some states will get left out of representation in the federal government.
• Smaller populated states get the same amount of power as highly populated states with more people.
• States with higher populations get more representation as smaller populated states.
• Trick question, it is not a problem the unicameral legislature was fair.

Which of these amendment most appealed to supporters of states' rights?

• the 1st Amendment
• the 2nd Amendment
• the 5th Amendment
• the 10th Amendment

Some states refused to ratify the Constitution until the Bill of Rights were passed.

• True
• False