CL7.4 The Constitution

What issue was addressed by the Connecticut Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• Slavery

• Representation in Congress

• Taxation

• Executive power

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise impact the distribution of political power in the United States?

• It increased the political power of slaveholding states

• It decreased the political power of slaveholding states

• It had no significant impact on political power

• It led to the abolition of slavery

What was the purpose of the separation of powers in the U.S. government?

• To give unlimited power to each branch

• To give limits on the power of the people

• To concentrate power in the hands of the president

• To prevent abuses of power

What did the Federalists support?

• Adopting the new Constitution as it was written

• Abolishing the new Constitution

• Adding a Bill of Rights to the new Constitution

• Rejecting the new Constitution

The Federalist Papers were written to:

• Oppose the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• Support the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• Propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation

• Promote the idea of a weak central government