Practice #2 Constitutional Convention

Anti-Federalists insisted upon which of the following?

• Virginia Plan

• Bill of Rights

• inclusion of slavery

• New Jersey Plan

Which statement best explains why the Articles of Confederation placed severe limits on the power granted to the American government?

• Colonial leaders did not have time to determine which powers a central government should have.

• Given their experiences with England, people in the colonies were suspicious of any central government.

• Colonial leaders planned to replaced the articles with a constitution that gave more power to the central government.

Supported a plan creating a strong central government.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Why is the year 1787 significant to U.S. history?

• The Articles of Confederation were repealed.

• The U.S. Constitution was written.

• Poor Richard's Almanac was first published.

• The Declaration of Independence was signed.

Which of the following was the result of the Great Compromise?

• supreme court

• electoral college

• amendment process

• bicameral (two house) legislature

What are the three branches of government?

• legislative, presidential, and executive

• legislative, presidential, and Senate

• executive, legislative, and judicial
• judicial, House of Representatives, Senate

Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.

If you lived in Delaware, how would you prefer that your representatives be chosen?

• equal number for each state/colony

• number of representatives based on amount of population

• older colonies get fewer representatives

• number of representatives changes each year

Use the list and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

~States retain sovereignty (power)

~No chief executive office (no president)

~Congress consists of one representative per state

~League of Friendship

What title would be appropriate for the above list? (It was the first government for the United States)

• Declaration of Independence

• Federalist Papers

• Anti-Federalist Writings

• Articles of Confederation

Which of the following was described as a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? (Remember No PACT)

• lack of an executive (president)

• lack of judiciary (court system)

• inability to collect taxes

• all of the above

What document establishes the three branches of government?

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation