RISD Block 2 Part 1 STAAR® Blitz: Constitution Part I Warm-Up

Agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states would send to Congress

• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist
• Great Compromise

Supported the Constitution, believed it created a more stable union, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist
• Great Compromise

First government, Congress could negotiate treaties and declare war, no executive branch

• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist
• Great Compromise

Against Constitution, believed it needed a bill of rights, Patrick Henry and George Mason

• Anti-Federalist
• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist
• Great Compromise

The best selection to complete 5 is -

• Federalist Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

The best selection to complete 6 is -

• Declaration of Independence

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance

Which group would have made these arguments in 1787?

• Free-Soilers
• Anti-Federalists
• Loyalists
• Federalists

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
• To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people
• To create a government based on the principle of federalism
• To create a government with a bicameral legislature