The Constitutional Convention

What was the primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in 1787?

• To draft the Declaration of Independence

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To elect the first President of the United States

• To establish the Bill of Rights

The Anti-Federalists were concerned about the new Constitution due to (a)  

• The lack of a strong central government
• The absence of a Bill of Rights
• The inclusion of a monarchy
• Power of the states over the federal government

What was a key argument made by the Federalists in support of the new Constitution?

• It would create a weak central government

• It would protect individual liberties without a Bill of Rights

• It would provide a strong central government to maintain order

• It would allow states to have more power than the federal government

The Three-Fifths Compromise was primarily concerned with (a)   .

• Taxation
• Representation in Congress
• Trade regulations
• Presidential elections

Which document did the Anti-Federalists demand to be added to the Constitution?

• The Federalist Papers

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

Which of the following was a fear of the Anti-Federalists regarding the new Constitution?

• It would lead to a dictatorship

• It would create a weak central government

• It would not allow for amendments

• It would give too much power to the states

Which of the following best describes the concept of federalism?

• A system where the national government holds all the power

• A system where state governments hold all the power

• A system where power is divided between national and state governments

• A system where local governments hold all the power

The founding fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with the

• Compromise of 1820

• Three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

One of the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was

• proposing a new strategy to proceed with the abolition of slavery

• creating a plan for representation of both large and small states

• whether or not to remain neutral in the French Revolution

• if Missouri should be allowed to join the country as a free state

Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Missouri Compromise