TCI Lesson 8 lesson 4-11

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• the system of checks and balances

• representation in Congress

• the names of political parties

• process of selecting the president

Which of these describes a federal system of government?

• A single leader makes all of the government decisions.

• Power is shared by the national and state governments.

• Individual states have power over the national government.

• Government is run by one political party.

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed to establish a republic. Which of these describes a republic?

• a country led by a president

• a parliamentary form of government

• a government led by a powerful few

• a country led by elected representatives

What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution?

• giving up state power to form a stronger Union

• replacement of the Articles of Confederation

• selection of George Washington as president

• taxation would be eliminated

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• They questioned the justice of slavery.

• They supported the new constitution.

• They believed that states should have equal representation in Congress.

• They feared the power of the national government.

The number of members of which of these is affected by state population?

• President's Cabinet

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?

• three branches of government

• two houses of Congress

• one elected president

• an end to slavery

Which group casts votes to elect the president?

• Congress

• Citizens of the USA

• The Senate

• Electoral College

What two lawmaking bodies make up Congress

How did Anti Federalist feel about our new government and the new constitution?

• they were joyful that it satisfied all their needs

• they were worried about people not being represented but the state representation was great

• they were worried about states not being represented but the representation of the people was great

• they rejected them because they felt they lacked representation for both the states and the people