FCLE C3P2 C4P1

Front

Which of the following contains a clause that may have served as an inspiration for the Thirteenth Amendment: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinances, Federalist Papers?

Back

Northwest Ordinances

Front

The Philadelphia Convention is now known as the _______ Convention.

Back

Constitutional

Front

Which person is considered to be the principal author of the U.S. Constitution? Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison

Back

James Madison

Front

Authored by Roger Sherman, the middle ground between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan is now called the _________________.

Back

Great Compromise

Front

What was the result of the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention regarding representation in Congress?

Back

Congress would have two houses, one in which state representation was based on population and one in which all states had equal representation.

Front

The U.S. Constitution is referred to as a "_______ document" because it can change and evolve as needed.

Back

living

Front

What was the anti-federalists' major objection to the U.S. Constitution regarding rights?

Back

It did not list the rights of citizens

Front

Government by the people and the separation of powers are the main principles of which founding document?

Back

U.S. Constitution

Front

Federalism is the ________ of power between the national and state governments.

Back

sharing

Front

Under federalism, the U.S. Constitution is the "________ power of the land".

Back

supreme