TEKS-RS Unit 4 - Writing the Constitution

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As a direct result of the action described in the excerpt, the U.S. government would soon —

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operate under a new federal constitution

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The seventeenth of September is the federal observance of Constitution Day. The purpose of the observation is to recognize the writing of the Constitution by delegates in Philadelphia in the year —

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1787

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How were the concerns expressed by Madison in the excerpt above eventually addressed by the Constitution?

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The Constitution divided power into separate branches.

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Opponents of the Virginia Plan argued that the plan gave too much power to —

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populous states

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The central issue of the Three-Fifths Compromise was concerning the —

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counting of enslaved people for the purposes of determining representation

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How did the Framers of the Constitution design the U.S. government to reflect the differences shown on the table? Options: Divided government power and responsibilities between federal and state governments, Provided for a decennial census to accurately calculate the differences of state populations, Established an executive agency to provide demographic data for studying population growth, Created one legislative body based on statehood and one legislative body based on population

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Created one legislative body based on statehood and one legislative body based on population

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The Mayflower Compact is a significant founding document in the history of the United States because it established the idea that the colonists would —

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govern themselves using agreed upon laws

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The purpose of The Federalist Papers was to make an argument for —

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ratifying the U.S. Constitution

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Why did many Congressional representatives call for replacing the Articles of Confederation?

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It created a government too weak to manage relations among the states.

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Characteristic: Did not permit Congress to draft soldiers.

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Weakness