The Constitutional Convention Part 1

​Declaration of Independence to the Articles of Confederation to the Constitutional Convention

By Leigh deBarros

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains why the American colonists revolted against King George?

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  They felt like the King had violated their rights entitled to them as British citizens

• The colonists felt that Parliament had granted some colonies more freedom than others

• The colonists felt that the King was not doing enough to ensure the success of his colonies

• The colonists felt that the ideas of the Enlightenment had been included in their colonial charters

Reorder

Put the following events in the chronological order:

• The power of British monarchs is limited when King John signs the Magna Carta establishing basic rights for British citizens

• The French and Indian War leaves the British in debt which leads to Parliament imposing a series of taxes in the colonies

• Delegates from the colonies meet at the First Continental Congress to discuss how the British had violated their rights

• The American Revolution breaks out when fighting between the British and Patriots begins in the colonies

• The Articles of Confederation, which consisted of 13 articles, are ratified by all 13 "united states" and gave the majority of the power to the states, rather than the unicameral government.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST describes the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer choices

• The Articles of Confederation allowed a small number of states to make sweeping chances by a simple majority

• The Articles of Confederation concentrated most of the government's power in the hands of the federal government, giving little to no control to the states

• The Articles of Confederation lacked an executive and judicial branch and was too weak to effectively govern the people

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  The Articles of Confederation lacked a Congress necessary to pass laws that could govern the people effectively.

Match

Match the Enlightenment Influencer to the correct principle they suggested:

• Separation of Powers

  
  

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  To ensure that all citizens have the right to participate in government (Popular Sovereignty)

• Natural Rights: Life, Liberty, and Property

• Citizens have the right and responsibility to rebel against a government that violates their natural rights.

Montesquieu

Rousseau

Locke

Locke and Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

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  Locke

• Locke and Rousseau

Multiple Choice

Select the Enlightenment principle is being described in the scenario below:

The governor of Prairieville decided that he wanted to tax the citizens. These citizens will go to the polls on election day to either approve or deny the tax.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Rule of Law

• 
  Natural Right

Multiple Choice

In deBarros Land, which of the following Enlightenment principles explains the justification that just because Ms. deBarros is the leader of the classroom doesn't mean that she is not held accountable to the laws of the land?

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  Popular Sovereignty

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  Natural Rights

• Rule of Law

• Consent of the governed

Multiple Select

Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following did the STATES hold the power to do?

Select ALL that apply.

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  Print money

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  Impose taxes/tariffs

• Make peace treaties with foreign nations

• Declare War

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  Maintain and supply a militia

Multiple Select

Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following did the CONGRESS hold the power to do?

Select ALL that apply.

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  Print money

• 
  Impose taxes/tariffs

• Make peace treaties with foreign nations

• Declare War

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  Maintain and supply a militia

Hotspot

Select the descriptions of Enlightenment Influencer in the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

What was the economic crisis that led to Shays' Rebellion?

• The Revolutionary War

• The Articles of Confederation

• The imposition of taxes

• The lack of a strong national government

Multiple Choice

Shay's Rebellion was?

• A rebellion towards taxation by the Congress

• A rebellion of MA farmers who were ordered to sell their farms and land to pay off their taxes and debts

• A fight over land by a man named Shay's

• A rebellion that caused fighting all over the states

​DQB: Page 20

• Read the document

• Highlight the reasons given for a Constitutional Convention

Multiple Choice

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major obstacle to drafting a new constitution was the

• disagreement between the states over representation in Congress

• controversy over the separation between church and state

• delegates' lack of talent and lack of government experience

• hostility of the Federalists

Multiple Choice

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of

• life terms of office or short terms of office

• appointed legislators or elected legislators

• equal state representation or proportionate state representation

• power to check other branches or power limited to lawmaking

Multiple Choice

Who favored the Virginia Plan?

• Big States

• Small states

Multiple Choice

What is the biggest difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?

• New Jersey wanted a bicameral government and Virginia wanted a unicameral government

• Virginia wanted a bicameral government and New Jersey wanted a unicameral government

Multiple Choice

The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

• Representation in the Senate
• How slaves should be counted for representation
• How states should be represented
• Borders of states

Multiple Choice

Before the 3/5 Compromise, Northern states wanted slaves to count for--

• Taxes
• Population

Multiple Choice

Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Eastern States
• Northern States
• Southern States
• Western States

• Read page 23 in your DBQ

• Describe what the Constitution states about the election of our President

Multiple Choice

The electoral college compromise decided that…

• the president would be chosen by electors for each state that had to listen to the citizens’ vote.

• the president would be directly elected by the citizens.

• electors could not vote in a presidential candidate that the people did not vote for.

• the citizens would vote for the president, but the electors would have the final say.

Multiple Choice

Today, the Electoral College is not needed as a safety net to make sure the people vote for the right president, but it still exists to make sure....

• the presidential election winner wins the majority of votes from several states instead of just a few highly populated states.

• a presidential election winner wins the popular vote.

• the presidential election winner wins the state votes in the largest populated state.

​Let's See what you learned so far about the Constitutional Convention....

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to…

• strengthen the power of the state governments.

• throw out the Articles of Confederation.

• make the national government weaker.

• revise the Articles of Confederation.

Multiple Choice

The Constitutional Convention was held in…

• Philadelphia in 1878

• Philadelphia in 1776

• Philadelphia in 1787

• Annapolis in 1776

Multiple Choice

What decision at the Constitutional Convention made it easier to get laws passed in the National Government?

• 9 out 13 states had to agree to pass a law.

• All 13 states had to agree to pass a law.

• 7 out of 13 states had to agree to get a law passed (simple majority).

• two-thirds of the states had to agree to get a law passed.

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise allowed for equal representation…

• in the south and the north to be based on population.

• in the House of Representatives and based on wealth in the Senate.

• in the Senate (2 representatives per state).

• In the House of Representatives.

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the plan that wanted to favor bigger population states by establishing representation in Congress based on population size?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

• Electoral College