READING CHECK || "Constitutional Compromises"

How did the Constitution effect the power of slave states?

• The "fugitive clause" helped free states turn fugitive slaves into free people.
• The large numbers of slaves in slave states counted as more people so slaves would get to vote.
• The "three-fifths formula" helped slave states count slaves as part of their population for more power.
• Limitations on slavery by making it illegal would drive up the value of slaves.

WHY does the author include the section "The Constitutional Convention"?

• to explain why states did not want to keep the Articles of Confederation..
• to explain why the Constitutional Convention was created.
• to explain details on the Articles of Confederation.
• to explain the strategies the delegates used.

Which of the following statements BEST EXPLAINS the relationship between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

• Because the Articles of Confederation had served the country well, delegates made only a few revisions.
• Since many states wanted to maintain the Articles of Confederation, delegates added the new articles to it.
• Because many states called for the replacement of the Articles of Confederation, delegates agreed to write a new Constitution.
• Since the Articles of Confederation were not working adequately, delegates proposed an entirely new system of government.

What EFFECT did dividing government into three branches have on the country?

• It kept any one branch of government from having too much power.
• It kept large states from having more power than small states.
• It helped each branch of government work toward common goals.
• It helped judges write better laws for the whole country.

According to the article, HOW did the delegates come up with a new Constitution?

• The convention picked several delegates to propose plans, then the delegates chose the one they liked the best.
• The convention presented its goals for the Constitution, then the delegates came up with a system to fit those goals.
• The delegates formed a list of ideas they wanted in the Constitution before debating and voting on it.
• The delegates debated several proposed plans until they settled on one that nearly all could agree on.

What was the FIRST governing document of the United States?

• The Constitution
• The Magna Carta
• The Bill of RIghts
• The Articles of Confederation

Match the following plans/compromises at the Constitutional Convention.

• The Virginia Plan

• This idea combined two different plans to make a mixed solution. This plan would satisfy both the larger & smaller states.

• The New Jersey Plan

• This plan favored more populated states because each states' number of votes would be determined by their population.

• The Connecticut Compromise

• This plan was more along the lines of how Congress operated under the Articles. Each state would receive one in Congress.

How many men signed the proposed Constitution at the end of the Convention?

• 19

• 27

• 38

• 41