New Nation Mid-Unit Review

______ was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention who helped large and small states agree to the Great Compromise. Mark only one oval.

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What argument did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle at the Constitutional Convention? Mark only one oval.

• how states would pass laws

• representation in the Supreme Court

• how enslaved people would be counted

• how many rights would be in the Bill of Rights

“We the people” in the U.S. Constitution means that the government's power comes from __________.

• the citizens

• the President

• the government

• the legislative branch

Use the chart to answer the question. What is the name of the compromise between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Small Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Washington Compromise

• The Articles of Confederation Confederation

In a representative democracy, leaders are elected by the _________ to make laws and decisions for the country.

• citizens

• governor

• president

• supreme court

Use the map to answer the question. Which number represents the location of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Constitutional Convention was held?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

________________ means that our government’s power comes from the people who live in it.

• popular sovereignty

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

One of the problems with the Articles of Confederation, is that it created a _______ national government.

• weak

• strong

• centralized

• powerful

Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it?

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that the national government could not ____________________ to pay for a military.

• meet when they wanted

• stop citizens from voting

• write its own constitution

• collect taxes from citizens