Constitutional Convention

Two major compromises dealing with the structure of the US government happened at the _________________________________________.

• Revolutionary War
• Declaration of Independence
• Independence Convention
• Constitutional Convention

In the Virginia Plan, representation in the legislature would be based on _______________.

• Population size of a state
• Equality, each state would have 1 vote no matter size

In the New Jersey Plan, representation in the legislature would be based on _________________.

• Population size of a state
• Equality, each state would have 1 vote no matter size

The Great Compromise was a compromise between the VA & NJ plans. It created a bicameral legislative branch called Congress. Congress is broken up into two houses, choose them below...

• The Legislative Branch
• House of Representatives
• Senate
• Parliament

____________ states wanted to count slaves towards population count, while ____________ did not. Choose the words in correct order.

• Northern, Southern
• Western, Eastern
• Southern, Northern
• Southern, Eastern

The 3/5 Compromise created the basis for...

• How many rights slaves would have
• How much a state would be represented in Congress
• 20 years worth of issues on slavery

John Locke was known for 2 major ideas, choose them below...

• Natural rights of life, liberty, and property
• Separation of powers within a government
• The contract between people and their government
• Federalism

Montesquieu believed that power should be...

• Held by one ruler
• Shared between two major political parties
• Separated into 3 major branches
• Given to the states

The structure of government where the federal government holds the most power, but shares some duties with smaller state governments is called...

• Capitalism
• Democracy
• Federalism
• Monarchy

to put into place

• ratify

• Federal

• amend

• interpret