The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights

• True
• False

The South did not want to count slaves toward their population to gain more representatives.

• True
• False

a request to a higher court to reverse the decision of a lower court

• impeach
• appeal
• anarchy
• legislature

people against the passing of the Constitution

• Federalists
• three-branch system
• anti-Federalists
• state government

The New Jersey Plan gave more power to large states because representation was based on population size.

• True
• False

a person who has escaped and goes into hiding

• federalist
• state
• fugitive
• appeal

when both parties give up a little of what they want to come to an agreement

• compromise
• appeal
• federalism
• rebellion

local government that guides an individual state

• federalism
• state government
• rebellion
• state

a group of basic principles by which a nation is governed

• legislature
• three-branch system
• federalism
• constitution

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• The Founders wanted to raise an army to stop Daniel Shays
• The Founders had to defeat Spain
• The Founders wanted to make peace with Great Britain
• The Founders wanted to strengthen the Articles of Confederation.