Drafting the Constitution

What was Shays's Rebellion?

• A) A protest against the British

• B) An anti-tax protest by farmers

• C) A movement to support the Constitution

• D) A rebellion against the federal government.

Who was James Madison?

• A leader of the Constitutional Convention

• A British general

• A famous inventor

• A Supreme Court judge

What was the Great Compromise?

• A treaty with Britain

• A compromise on slavery

• A compromise on state representation

• A financial agreement.

What is federalism? A) A type of government with a king B) The division of power between the federal and state governments C) A system where the federal government has all the power D) A form of dictatorship.

• A) A type of government with a king

• B) The division of power between the federal and state governments

• C) A system where the federal government has all the power

• D) A form of dictatorship

What does the legislative branch do?

• Makes laws

• Enforces laws

• Interprets laws

• Elects the president.

What is the role of the executive branch?

• Makes laws

• Enforces laws

• Interprets laws

• Elects the president.

What are checks and balances?

• A) A financial system

• B) Powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power

• C) A type of election

• D) A military strategy.

What is the electoral college?

• A college for politicians

• A group selected to elect the president

• A branch of government

• A type of voting system.

What was the main issue debated at the Constitutional Convention?

• The role of the president

• The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• The power of the military

• The rights of women

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• An agreement to count all slaves as citizens.

• A decision to count three-fifths of the slave population for representation.

• A treaty with foreign nations.

• A law to abolish slavery.