Articles of Conf./Const. Convention

What was the main influence on the structure of the first national government?

• Colonists' interactions with native populations

• Puritan communities in New England

• America's relationship with England prior to the Revolutionary War

• Large plantation division of authority

Which was ONE weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It gave each state one vote in Congress, no matter how many people lived there

• It created a Bill of Rights listing freedom of speech

• It created Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches

• It was written by James Polk

At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan based representation on

• The land area of the state

• The population of the state

• The number of land-owning white males

• The amount of water resources the state had

Which states preferred the Virginia Plan because it would give them more power in Congress?

• Large states

• States with rich soil

• Small states

• Mountain states

This Plan gave equal representation in Congress to ALL states, regardless of size:

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Which compromise combined elements of both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

In this body of Congress, each state gets equal representation:

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Executive Branch

• Senate

Which body of Congress is based on population representation?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

Which compromise determined how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation?

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

This leader was the president of the Constitutional Convention, though he mostly kept quiet during the process

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington