Exploring the Constitutional Convention and Ratification Debates

The video explores the Constitutional Convention, focusing on the debates over representation and the creation of the U.S. Constitution. It discusses the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, the Great Compromise, and the Three-Fifths Compromise. The video also covers the ratification process, highlighting the Federalists and Anti-Federalists' roles and the eventual inclusion of the Bill of Rights.

What was the main question addressed at the Constitutional Convention?

• How to expand westward

• How to handle state debts

• How to structure and function the new federal government

• How to manage foreign relations

Which plan called for a strong centralized state and a bicameral legislature?

• New Jersey Plan

• Hamilton Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Virginia Plan

What was the main contention between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• Military funding

• Taxation policies

• Trade regulations

• Representation in the federal government

What was the Great Compromise?

• A plan to establish a national bank

• A plan to abolish slavery

• A plan to balance power between large and small states

• A plan to create a unicameral legislature

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A decision to count three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation

• A decision to tax three-fifths of the population

• A decision to allow three-fifths of states to vote on slavery

• A decision to free three-fifths of the enslaved people

How were members of the House of Representatives chosen?

• Appointed by the president

• Chosen by the Supreme Court

• Elected by state legislatures

• Elected directly by the people

How was the president elected according to the new Constitution?

• By the House of Representatives

• By the Senate

• By the electoral college

• Directly by the people

What was required for the new Constitution to become the governing document?

• Approval by the president

• Approval by the Supreme Court

• Ratification by all thirteen states

• Ratification by nine out of thirteen states

Who were the main authors of the Federalist Papers?

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry

• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Richard Henry Lee

What was a major concern of the Anti-Federalists regarding the new Constitution?

• Lack of a national bank

• Absence of a Bill of Rights

• Too much power to state governments

• Inability to regulate trade