Cindy's Quiz 18 (New Nation 2)

Where did the Constitutional Convention meet in 1787?

• Albany, New York

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Lexington, Massachusetts

Which state did NOT send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, because they did not want a strengthened central government?

• South Carolina

• New Jersey

• Alabama

• Rhode Island

These are farmers who rent the land they farmed

• Shay's members

• artisans

• tennant farmers

• yeoman farmers

The goal of the Constitutional Convention was to create a

• strong local government

• strong central government

• a strong monarchy

• none of the above

What is true of the New Jersey Plan?

• unicameral legislature

• "Small State Plan"

• each state should have one vote

• all of the above

What is true of the Virginia plan?

• bicameral legislature

• "The Large State Plan"

• States with more people should have more votes

• All of the above

As a result of the Connecticut Compromise, we now have which of the following:

• House of Representatives (based on population)

• Senate (one member per state)

• A bicameral legislation

• none of the above

• all of the above

Under this new law, a slave counted as 3/5 of a free person when calculating the population of a state for representation in congress

• 3/5 Constitution

• 3/5 Treaty

• 3/5 Compromise

• 3/5 Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, you needed 100% approval from all states to pass a law or make changes. Under the new Constitution, you needed _____ states.

• 2/3 or 9

• 1/3 or 3

• 2/3 or 6

• 3/3 or 100%

This group of people wanted a strong central government, and were very well-funded, organized, and also called themselves the Nationalists

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

• Lobsterbacks

• Patriots