Constitution and Compromises

What was the first American government called?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• United States Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

Why did the delegates gather in Philadelphia in 1787?

• To establish a new capital city

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To discuss the Revolutionary War

• To create a new Constitution

What was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• All of the above

• Inability to tax the states

• Lack of a court system

• Lack of an executive branch

What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• A failed attempt to revise the Articles

• A plan for slavery in the territories

• A compromise between large and small states

• A system for eventual statehood

What was the Great Compromise?

• A compromise on slavery

• A bicameral (2 house) legislature

• A compromise on representation

• A compromise on taxation

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A compromise on taxation of slaves

• A compromise on the slave trade

• A compromise on the Bill of Rights

• A compromise on counting slaves for representation

What were supporters of the Constitution called?

• Federalists

• Republicans

• Anti-Federalists

• Confederates

What did the Anti-Federalists fear?

• A weak central government

• The expansion of slavery

• A strong central government

• The loss of individual liberties

What did the Federalists promise to add to the Constitution?

• A system of taxation

• A new executive branch

• A stronger judiciary

• A Bill of Rights

What is the basis of the American government?

• Wealth

• Religion

• Power

• Compromise