Constitution Review

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

What did the Federalists want?

• States to govern themselves
• To be governed by England
• A strong federal government
• A new leader for the House of Representatives

What did Anti-Federalists believe?

• States to have power to govern themselves
• No state government, only Federal
• Less power for the states, more for the national government
• A strong central government for the US

The three branches of government are ________________

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
• Legislative, Judicial, and National
• Executive, Principle, and Judicial
• Judicial, National, and Legislative

The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 

• Great Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise
• Great Dispute
• Big Agreement

What type of Legislative Branch was created with the Great Compromise?

• No Legistative Branch was created
• An Unicameral Branch was created
• A Bicameral Branch was created
• None of the Above

What issue did the 3/5 Compromise address?

• How to count slaves towards representation
• Big States Versus Small States
• Free Slaves Versus Slave States
• How slaves could represent themselves in Government

What does Bicameral mean?

• Two wheels
• One Building
• Two Governments
• Two Houses