Quiz Topic 4, Lessons 2 & 3 - Drafting the Constitution and Influences on the Constitution

What was the primary goal of the gathering in Philadelphia in 1787 known as the Constitutional Convention?

• To create a completely new Constitution

• To amend the Articles of Confederation

• To announce independence from Great Britain

• To choose a new head of state

What was a primary issue for the delegates when forming the new government?

• It should be as powerful as a monarchy

• It should maintain a weak federal government like the Articles of Confederation

• It should establish a strong federal government without resembling a monarchy

• It should eliminate branches and separation of power

How did the Virginia Plan suggest determining the number of representatives each state would have in Congress?

• Equal number of representatives for each state

• Number of representatives based on state population

• Exclusion of small states from representation

• Establishment of a single legislative body

What was the main feature of the New Jersey Plan?

• Two houses of Congress
• Representation based on population
• Equal representation for all states
• A strong executive branch

Describe the Great Compromise made and explain how it incoorporated elements of both the New Jersey and the Virginia Plans.

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect representation?

• It counted all enslaved people as citizens
• It counted three-fifths of enslaved people towards representation
• It banned slavery in all states
• It gave more power to northern states who did not have slaves

What was the agreement regarding the slave trade made at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Constitution outlawed slavery immediately
• Congress could outlaw slavery in 20 years if it wished
• It was outlawed in the North but able to continue in the South for as long as those states wanted it.
• Slavery remained legal and was protected by the Constitution

How did the decisions made about slavery contradict (or go against) the Framers ideas about liberty and freedom in this new nation?

The Framers looked to ancient Rome's repulic form of government for inspiration. Which best explains what a republic is?

• A government with a strong national ruler like a king making decisions
• A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives
• A government in which decisions are made based on every citizens vote.
• A government where a small group of wealthy leaders makes decisions for everyone.

What is the principle of civic republicanism that the Framers admired in the early Roman Republic?

• A government system where power is held by a single ruler

• Promoting active citizen involvement for the benefit of society

• A regime where citizens have limited freedoms

• The belief that only men should have governmental roles