Drafting and Ratifying the U.S. Constitution

How did the Great Compromise combine the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?

• Congress would have one house based on population and one house with equal representation.

• Congress would have two houses: one based on population (House of Representatives) and one with equal representation (Senate).

• Congress would have a single house with equal representation for all states.

• Congress would have two houses, both based on population.

Federalists

• thought a bill of rights was essential

• did not think a bill of rights was necessary

• believed in a strong central government

• advocated for state sovereignty

Federalist

• Encouraged Ratification of the Constitution

• Opposed the Constitution

• Promoted State Sovereignty

• Advocated for a Bill of Rights

What were Anti-Federalists' arguments against ratification of the Constitution?

• They believed the national government was too powerful, would violate people’s rights, and opposed the absence of a Bill of Rights.

• They supported a strong central government to maintain order and stability.

• They argued for the immediate abolition of the Constitution altogether.

• They believed that the Constitution would ensure equal representation for all states.

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise decide?

• It decided how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxes.

• It established the process for amending the Constitution.

• It determined the number of senators each state would have.

• It outlined the rights of states versus the federal government.

What does bicameral mean?

• Having one chamber

• Having two chambers

• Having three chambers

• Having multiple rooms

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• To protect individual freedoms and convince Anti-Federalists to support ratification.

• To establish a stronger federal government without limitations.

• To ensure that states had more power than the federal government.

• To create a system of checks and balances among the branches of government.

Antifederalist

• They opposed the ratification of the Constitution.

• They played an important role by influencing the development of amendments to the Constitution.

• They supported a strong central government.

• They were primarily concerned with state sovereignty.

Which compromise fixed the issue of how representation from each state in Congress would be determined?

• The Great Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

What solution did the Three-Fifths Compromise provide?

• States with slavery could count enslaved people as ⅗ of a person for purposes of taxation and representation.

• States with slavery could count enslaved people as full persons for purposes of taxation and representation.

• States with slavery could not count enslaved people for purposes of taxation and representation.

• States with slavery could count enslaved people as ½ of a person for purposes of taxation and representation.