WorksheetsUnit 4 Midway Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
During the Constitutional Convention (1787), what was the role of negotiation during the debates that led to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
to determine the process for making future changes to the Constitution
to determine the structure of the judicial branch of government
to determine how many states would be created from the original colonies
to decide how slaves would count for the purposes of representation and taxation
How did the Great Compromise (1787) settle the debate between supporters of the Virginia Plan and supporters of the New Jersey Plan?
by creating a bicameral Congress with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate
by creating Congress with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate
by creating Congress with equal representation in the House of Representatives and proportional representation in the Senate
by creating Congress with equal representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate
The debate between the Federalist and Anti-federalists were primary about which issue?
The existence of a representative national government.
The right of a state to leave the Union.
The scope of the power of the central government.
The creation of national legislature.
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What was MOST important to supporters of the Articles of Confederation?
respect for states’ rights
a strong national government
the influence of large states
an effective national military
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What was one argument that critics could make about the Articles of Confederation?
The power of the national government threatened states’ rights
The president had more power than the other branches of government.
The national government had little power to get states to cooperate and compromise.
The large states could easily change the rules of government to their advantage.
. proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress.
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Bill of Rights
. federalist
the formal document for the plan/RULES of our government for the United States which included 3 branches of government and the Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
Bill of Rights
someone who believes in the authority of a strong central/national government
federalist
anti-federalist
Haugenist
Aumanite
First constitution of the U.S. from 1777-1781
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
Bill of Rights
Great Compromise
first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protect personal freedoms of people/states; secures many states' rights
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Bill of Rights
I'm always rights
someone who believes in protecting individuals' rights and freedoms from the government (demanded the Bill of Rights)
Haugenist
Aumanite
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
A plan for the Legislative Branch which took pieces of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans, created a bicameral (2-house) Legislative Branch
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
checks and balances
An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention (1787) that three out of every five slaves in a state would be counted for two purposes: determining direct taxation on "property" and also towards the population of that state
Three-Fifths Compromise
Virginia Plan
Great Compromise
Articles of Confederation
two chamber legislature
Bicameral
Unicameral
Smile for the cameral
uroncameral
