Constitutional Convention

Match each plan with its features

• Virginia Plan

• 1 house in the legislature with equal number of representatives from each state

• New Jersey Plan

• 2 houses in the legislature with both of them giving more representatives to states with more people

• Connecticut (Great) Compromise

• 2 houses in the legislature, 1 giving more representatives to states with more people and the other house having equal representation

Match which plans were most appealing to each type of state

• Connecticut Compromise

• Highly populated states

• New Jersey Plan

• A state willing to make a deal

• Virginia Plan

• States with not a lot of people

The agreement made for the Constitution called for each slave to be counted as how much of a person?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 2/3

Since the Constitutional Convention, which branch of government is split into 2 main parts?

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• None of the above

Which document is the "supreme law of the land" in the US today?

• The Magna Carta
• The Declaration of Independence
• The United States Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

Match each of the choices with their "father!"

• William, Prince of Wales

• Thomas Jefferson

• US Constitution

• King Charles III

• Declaration of Independence

• James Madison

Who proposed the Virginia Plan?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Jay

• James Madison

Which of the following created a strong central (federal) government?

• Articles of Confederation

• United States Constitution

Match each group with what they preferred

• Federalists

• These people wanted political power to be concentrated more at the state/local level

• Anti-Federalists

• These people don't want any government

• Anarchists

• These people wanted a stronger central (federal) government

Which group was most supportive of the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists