Constitutional Era

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

-U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 1

Based on the excerpt, how did the Great Compromise help create this governmental structure?

• By settling the issues over voting rights in the North

• By settling the issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• By settling the issues over taxation

• By settling the issues between large and small states

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

• To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people

• To create a government based on the principle of federalism

• To create a government with a bicameral legislature

An agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants.

• Compromise
• Bicameral
• Constitution
• Amendment

Members of this group desired a strong central government and supported the Constitution.

• Anti-Federalists
• Revolutionaries
• Federalists
• Sons of Liberty

Members of this group desired a weak central government and opposed the Constitution.

• Revolutionaries
• Anti-Federalists
• Daughters of Liberty
• Federalists

This branch of government houses Congress and is responsible for making the laws of the United States.

• Judicial Branch
• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Supreme Court

This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and consists of the Supreme Court justices.

• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Executive Branch
• Supreme Court

This section of the Constitution serves as the introduction and describes the purpose of the government as set up by the Constitution.

• Preamble
• Amendments
• Bill of Rights
• Electoral College

What contradicted the idea that "all men are created equal"?

• Slavery

• Indentured Servants

• Government Taxations

• The Bill of Rights

Who advocated the importance of a strong central government?

• Virginians

• Anti-Federalists

• Conversationalists

• Federalists