MOY: Constitutional Convention

Please place the following in the correct chronological order.

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

Match the following answers to the historical document they are found in, or best reflect.

• Declaration of Independence

• Solutions to major problems with earlier governments.

• Articles of Confederation

• Weak Federal Government

• U.S. Constitution

• Grievances

A major ​ (a)   of the colonists was "Taxation without​ ​ (b)   " because they were unable to ​ (c)   to the laws passed by ​ (d)   and King ​ (e)   .

• grievance
• Representation
• consent
• Parliament
• George III

“He has refused his Assent (approval) to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” Who is the HE that this grievance is referring to?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• King George III

• Jimothy Tentacles VI

“He has refused his Assent (approval) to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” Which of the following best solves this grievance?

• Laws are only made by the Justices of the court.

• Congress can override a Presidential veto with 2/3s majority of the House & Senate.

• States can trade amongst each other as they wish, with no say from the federal government.

"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States...." this excerpt of the U.S. Constitution best addresses which colonial grievance:

• “For suspending our own Legislatures..."

• "For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us"

• “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

Put the following in the correct chronological order

• Ratification of U.S. Constitution

• Call for the (start) Constitutional Convention

• 3/5s Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Articles of Confederation

The ​ (a)   was a result of two competing plans for the U.S. Congress. The Virginia Plan was supported by ​ (b)   states because they wanted the number of representatives to be determined by ​ (c)   . The opposing group supported the ​ (d)   which gave states ​ (e)   representation.

• Great Compromise
• large
• population
• New Jersey Plan
• equal

Match the following cards with the best answer

• Bicameral Legislature

• Senate

• The amount of seats a state receives is determined by population.

• House of Representatives

• Same number of Representatives for every state.

• Result of the Great Compromise:

The main issue surrounding the 3/5s compromise was whether ​ (a)   would count towards a state's total population, effecting the number of representatives they would receive in the ​ (b)   . The ​ (c)   states wanted slave population to count, while the ​ ​ (d)   states did not as they were treated like property. As a result, for every ​5 slaves, ​ (e)   would count towards population, even though they would not receive any of the benefits of representation.

• slaves
• House of Representatives
• Southern
• Northern
• 3
• Senate
• 5