Why is Shays’ Rebellion so important?

It showed the need for a new Government.

It was the start of the Civil War.

It showed the Federal Government was stronger than thought.

It showed the US could finally stand up to Britain.

Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

How to balance the interests of large and small states.

How to respond to the interests of foreign countries.

How to address the concerns of farmers and ranchers.

How to get agreement between the Eastern and Western states

What does the political cartoon represent?

3/5 Compromise: every 5 slaves = 3 people for representation & taxation in Congress

5/3 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation & taxation in Congress

3/5 Compromise: every 3 slaves = 5 people for representation in the slave trade taxes

10/8 Compromise: every 10 slaves = 8 people for representation in the Appalachian Mountains

Determining representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate caused -

conflict between the large states & the small states

conflict between the north and the south

conflict between the middle colonies, the southern colonies & the New England colonies

conflict between all the delegates

What was the Great Compromise?

A combining of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

A destruction of the Virginia & New Jersey plans

The smaller states wanted -

equal representation for all states in Congress

representation in Congress based on a state's population

the revision of the Articles of Confederation

the nation's capitol in New Jersey

What was New Jersey's plan?

All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation

Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population

That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive

That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

What was Virginia's plan?

Representation in Congress and taxation is based on population

All states have equal representation in Congress & taxation

That we only have 2 branches of government: legislative and executive

That we keep the Articles of Confederation the same

The great compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by -

creating a bicameral legislature

enumerating the powers of the central government

giving veto powers to the executive

establishing 3 branches of government

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

Virginia Plan and New York Plan

Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

Who were famous Federalists that wrote the Federalist Papers?

John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams

George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams

Aaron Burr, John Hancock, and Paul Revere

Who were the Antifederalists?

People who opposed the Constitution

People who supported the Constitution

People who wanted to amend the Constitution

People who wanted to abolish the Constitution

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What Principle: The government's power is divided between 3 branches.

What Principle: People in government have to obey the Constitution, including the President.

What Principle: National and State governments share power.

What Principle: The people have the power in government.

What Principle: Freedom of Speech

The idea that the people hold the power in the government. They exercise this power by voting.

The Federal and the state governments share power. Each has roles that only they can fulfill. Seen in the 10th Amendment.

The president vetoed a law passed by congress would be an example of which 7 principle?

Which principle of the U.S. Constitution is explained in this passage?

The branch of government that makes the laws is the ______________.

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