3.8 AoC / Constitutional Convention

How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?

• 45

• 55

• 70

• 28

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• 1. Congress could not enforce the laws in the states

• No President to execute the laws

• Congress could not regulate trade between states and states and foreign countries

• All of the above

How were states represented in the Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Each state had 3 votes

• Each state had 1 vote

• Each state had 4 votes

• Each state had 2 votes

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• Delegates discussed the Revolutionary War

• Delegates elected a new President

• Delegates discussed changing the Articles of Confederation but instead decided to write a new Constitution

• Delegates discussed how much they loved America

What was the Virginia Plan?

• A strong national government with three branches and a 2 house legislature, one based on population and one with 2 equal votes for each state

• Three branches of government with only one house and each state only having one vote

• Enslaved people are counted as ⅗ of a person in a states population could that determined how much representation each state would be given in the House of Representatives

• Three branches of government with 2 houses but the number of representatives is based on the population of the states

What was the New Jersey Plan?

• A strong national government with three branches and a 2 house legislature, one based on population and one with 2 equal votes for each state

• Three branches of government with only one house and each state only having one vote

• Enslaved people are counted as ⅗ of a person in a states population could that determined how much representation each state would be given in the House of Representatives

• Three branches of government with 2 houses but the number of representatives is based on the population of the states

What was the Great Compromise?

• A strong national government with three branches and a 2 house legislature, one based on population and one with 2 equal votes for each state

• Three branches of government with only one house and each state only having one vote

• Enslaved people are counted as ⅗ of a person in a states population could that determined how much representation each state would be given in the House of Representatives

• Three branches of government with 2 houses but the number of representatives is based on the population of the states

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A strong national government with three branches and a 2 house legislature, one based on population and one with 2 equal votes for each state

• Three branches of government with only one house and each state only having one vote

• Enslaved people are counted as ⅗ of a person in a states population could that determined how much representation each state would be given in the House of Representatives

• Three branches of government with 2 houses but the number of representatives is based on the population of the states

What did the Federalists believe in?

• People who Believe in a STRONG central government, LESS power in the States

• People who Believe in a WEAKER central government, MORE power in the States

• People who Believe in NO government at all

• People who believed in a STRONG monarchy, LESS Power in the people

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia

• Trenton

• New York City

• Boston