Week 11 Spiral

Which of these ideas in the US Constitution corrects a weakness of the Articles of Confederation and demonstrates an important part of the framework of the Constitution?

• providing a definition of states' rights

• limiting the powers of the executive branch

• creating three branches of government

• establishing an amendment process

Which plan did James Madison propose?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• The 3/5ths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

Why was George Washington made the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• He was one of the authors of the Articles of Confederation.

• He was strongly opposed to slavery in the United States.

• He was good friends with the leaders of many countries.

• He was trusted and respected by the American people.

What was NOT an aspect of James Madison's plan at the Constitutional Convention?

• The legislature would have two houses.

• The government would have three branches.

• Each state would have one representative in Congress.

• 
  Power would be shared between state and national governments.

Who would MOST LIKELY have supported James Madison's Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention?

• someone from a small state who wanted a strong national government

• 
  someone from a large state who wanted a weak national government

• someone from a large state who wanted a strong national government

• someone from a small state who wanted a weak national government

Which states would have supported each of these plans?

• States with small populations would have supported the New Jersey Plan. States with large populations would have supported the Virginia Plan.

• States with small populations would have supported the Virginia Plan. States with large populations would have supported the New Jersey Plan.

• 
  Rich states would have supported the New Jersey Plan. Poor states would have supported the Virginia Plan.

• Rich states would have supported the Virginia Plan. Poor states would have supported the New Jersey Plan.

The Founding Fathers drafted the Constitution for all of the following purposes EXCEPT to

• protect the rights of United States citizens.

• establish the structure of the federal government.

• give unlimited power to the state governments.

• define the limits on the powers of the federal government.

Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise adopted during the Constitutional Convention?

• The Framers of the Constitution were afraid of creating state governments that were too strong.

• The Framers of the Constitution were afraid of creating a national government that was too strong

• Taxes and representation in Congress were based on land area, causing a conflict between large and small states.

• Taxes and representation in Congress were based on population, causing a conflict between large and small states.