A New Constitution Review

As a result of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, a meeting was called to work on corrections but instead something brand new was created. Was was this form of government called that we still have 230 years later?

• Articles of Confederation 2
• Bicameral Legislature
• Parliament
• Constitution

Where was this meeting held?

• Washington D.C.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• New York
• Atlanta

Who is the person that kept records of the meeting and did most of the writing on the document?

• George Washington, Father of our Country
• Thomas Jefferson, Writer of Independence
• James Madison, Father of the Constitution
• Susan B. Anthony, Creator of Womens Rights

The reason we only have the written record of events is because the meeting was held in _______________?

• secret
• city hall
• the park
• a hotel

The delegates at this meeting used an example of government that the British had was their lawmaking body. What was their lawmaking body called?

• Congress
• Parliament
• Senate
• House of Representatives

Which word below best describes a 2 house legislative (lawmaking) body.

• senate
• house of representatives
• parliament
• bicameral

Which term below best describes a system of government where power is divided between the states and the federal government?

• bicameral
• democracy
• federalism
• independence

Using your answer to the previous question, the delegates at the meeting to work on the government system had to come up with an agreement in which each side gives up something to get what they want to solve a problem. What is the term for this?

• bicameral
• compromise
• corporation
• cooperate

The big states like New York wanted more power because they had a larger ________________?

• land mass
• history of power
• population
• none of these

The small states feared that states like New York would have too much power so they wanted power as well. Small states wanted _______________representation to have the same power as big states

• equal
• more
• less
• none of these