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What does ratify mean?

• approve

• fail

• eliminate

• veto

Why didn't the states want a strong national (central) government?

• They were afraid to give too much power to the government

• King George had suggested it.

• The President suggested it

• The Supreme Court Suggested it

The 3 tiered government plan at the Constitutional Convention would include: A Legislative Branch, A Judiciary branch, and a ______

• Executive branch

• Presidential branch

• Monarch branch

• Constitutional branch

Who is considered the "father of the constitution"?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Roger Sherman

• James Madison

This system makes sure that no one branch can have too much power.

• democracy

• impeachment

• checks and balances

• election

This branch appoints the judges for the Supreme Court.

• judicial

• legislative

• executive

This branch has the power to declare acts of the President "Unconstitutional".

• judicial

• legislative

• executive

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise impact slavery?

• It abolished slavery completely.

• It counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes.

• It granted enslaved people full voting rights.

• It allowed enslaved people to own property.

Why did the southern states want to count their slaves as part of their state's population?

• It would give the southern state more representatives in Congress

• It would give the southern states less representatives in Congress

• It would give the southern states more money in taxes

• It would give the southern states more treaties with other states