2.1 The Constitution development MC

I believed that representation in Congress should be based on a state’s population. More people = more power! Who am I?

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

I was a decision made at the Constitutional Convention to count part of the enslaved population for both taxes and representation. Who am I?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

I replaced a weak system of government. I created three branches and gave more power to the national government than the previous one. Who am I?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of the United States

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

I was held in Philadelphia in 1787 and brought together delegates to rewrite the rules for how the country would be governed. Who am I?

• New Jersey Plan

• Constitutional Convention

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Slave trade

I wanted each state to have an equal voice in Congress, no matter how big or small the population is. Who am I?

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

I was the first form of national government for the independent states. I gave most of the power to the individual states and couldn't collect taxes or enforce laws. Who am I?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

I brought both big and small states together.  I created a Congress with two houses--one based on population and one with equal votes.  Who am I?

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

I was the issue that causes disagreement between northern and southern states, and Congress agreed not to make laws about me until 1808.  Who am i?

• The three-fifths compromise

• The Slave Trade

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise