Articles of Confederation and Constitutional Convention

How was the conflict regarding the power of large and small states resolved?

• 3/5 Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Missouri Compromise

The significance of counting enslaved individuals was to give slave states more ______ in government.

• Power

• Wealth

• Land

• Trade

Antifederalists feared the new Constitution gave the national government too much ____. A) Freedom B) Power C) Responsibility D) Flexibility.

• Freedom

• Power

• Responsibility

• Flexibility

Organize the characteristics of each plan for the Constitution:

Groups:

(a) Virginia Plan

,

(b) New Jersey Plan

• two-house legislation

• equal representation for each state

• one-house legislation

• representation proportional to state's population

The conflict regarding slavery and representation in the Constitution was resolved through the (a)   , which stated that 3/5 of the state's enslaved population could count towards the entire state's population.

Place the events in the correct order.

• Constitutional Convention is formed to create a new form of government.

• America wins its War for Independence (Revolution).

• Articles of Confederation are created.

• Shays Rebellion breaks out in Massachusetts.

• The Constitution is ratified.

Label the characteristics of the legislative branch determined by the Great Compromise.

a

b

c

f

g

Two-House Legislature

Proportional to population

Two members from each state

2-year term

One-House Legislature

6-year term

One member from each state

The Federalist Papers argued that a strong national government is necessary and not a threat to ____.

• Liberty

• Democracy

• Equality

• Justice

Which principle involves the division of power between national and state governments?

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

• Popular Sovereignty

Which statement best describes governmental power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Power was shared equally by the central government and the states.

• A balance of power existed between the three branches of the central government.

• A strong chief executive headed a unified central government.

• The states had much greater power than the central government.