Creating the Constitution Exam #2 Review

The Articles of Confederation were too ______

• strong

• weak

• confusing

What was Shays Rebellion?

• When Mr. Shay complained about his job

• Farmers protested selling corn to other countries

• Farmers protested paying taxes

• When the government sold goods to other countries

Shays Rebellion showed that the central government needed to be _______

• stronger

• weaker

• kinder

• not involved

True or False:

Some people believed that a strong central government would threaten the rights of people.

• True

• False

What did they think the large states would do to the small states?

• Crush them

• Be nice to them

Who created the plan that became known as the Great Compromise?

• Roger Sherman

• Thomas Jefferson

What did the Great Compromise result in?

• A two-house Congress, with representation in the Senate based on state population.

• A two-house Congress, with representation in the House based on population.

The senate would have..

• Each state has two senators

• Depends on the states population

The House of Representatives would have..

• Each state has two senators

• Depends on the states population

What did the Antifederalists want?

• They wanted a big government

• They wanted to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

• They wanted one person in charge of the government