Chapter 2 Quiz Review

Fill In the Blank: The Senate has equal representation for each state. This benefits states with a _________ population

• Northern

• Smaller

• Western

• Larger

Fill In the Blank: The Constitution counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for purposes of representation. This gave _______________________ states more legislative power.

• Larger

• Smaller

• Northern

• Southern

When did the U.S. government ban the transatlantic slave trade?

• The Constitutional Convention (1787)

• Twenty years after the Constitution was ratified (1808)

• At the end of the Civil War (1865)

At the Constitutional Convention, they decided that ______ is the title of the leader of the Executive Branch.

• General

• President

• Speaker

_______ was invited to Philadelphia to lead the Convention

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

The Constitution is still the framework of the U.S. government.

• True

• False

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention.

• True

• False

The word “slavery” does not exist in the original Constitution.

• True

• False

All people in the United States felt comfortable with the new, stronger government.

• True

• False

This event convinced the States to meet and try to fix the Articles of Confederation

• Shays' Rebellion

• Great Britain invading

• Americans were tar and feathering tax collectors

• The Cardinals lost to the Giants