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Constitutional Compromise

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  • What problem showed a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
    The president had too much power.
    Congress could not pass any laws.
    States argued with each other over borders and taxes. (Corre
    Foreign countries controlled U.S. land
  • When and where did the Constitutional Convention first meet?
    May 25, 1787, in East Room of the Pennsylvania State House
    July 4, 1776, at Carpenter’s Hall
    September 17, 1787, at Federal Hall
    May 25, 1789, in Independence Hall
  • Which statement best describes the delegates as a group?
    They were primarily foreign leaders invited to advise the Un
    They were mostly young farmers with little political experi
    They included women and people of color.
    experienced, educated White men with political backgrounds
  • Why did the new nation face serious money problems after the war?
    States refused to collect taxes
    Foreign countries refused to trade with the U.S.
    Paper money became worthless & Congress had no gold/silver
    The national bank lost all its funds
  • Why was George Washington chosen president of the convention?
    He promised to become the first president of the United Stat
    He was the only delegate from Virginia.
    He wrote the Constitution.
    He was admired & respected as the former commander in chief
  • What position did most Northern delegates take about counting enslaved people?
    They should be given immediate citizenship and right to vote
    They should be counted fully as citizens for representation.
    counted only as property that could be taxed, but not people
    excluded from both representation and taxation
  • Why did Southern delegates want enslaved people counted in the population totals?
    To reduce their tax burden
    Because they believed enslaved people should vote
    To lower the number of representatives from the South
    To increase the South’s representatives in the House
  • How did the Senate represent the states under the Great Compromise?
    Each state's number of senators depended on its population.
    states would have 2 senators elected by state legislatures
    Senators were appointed by the president.
    Only large states would have senators.
  • Which feature was part of the Virginia Plan?
    A one-house legislature with equal votes for each state
    A 3 part government with a two-house (bicameral) Congress
    A monarch to lead the executive branch
    No national judiciary
  • What key question divided the framers?
    government’s power: from states or directly from the people?
    Whether to ban slavery in all states immediately
    Whether to allow foreign leaders to vote in elections
    Whether the United States should go to war with Britain
  • What major issue divided the delegates during the convention?
    How much power the national government should have versus th
    Whether to keep the Articles of Confederation unchanged
    Whether to immediately declare war on Britain
    Whether Benjamin Franklin should be king
  • hy was the Great Compromise important for the Constitutional Convention?
    It replaced the idea of representing the people with full s
    combined features of 2 plans and saved the Constitution
    It allowed the convention to immediately adjourn (end)
    It gave all the power to the executive branch
  • According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, when could a territory apply to become a state?
    When it had 60,000 people
    When it had 500 free adult males
    When it had 5,000 people total
    As soon as settlers arrived
  • Under the Land Ordinance of 1785, how was each township organized?
    Into 50 sections sold only to wealthy landowners
    Into 12 sections of 100 acres each
    Into 36 sections of 640 acres each, with one section for pub
    Into territories governed by a governor
  • What was one direct outcome of Shays’ Rebellion for the national government?
    The Constitution was ratified the next month
    Congress immediately created a standing national army
    Congressional convention in Philadelphia in 1787--update AoC
    States banned paper money nationwide
  • Why did the delegates adopt a rule of secrecy?
    To prevent foreign spies from learning their plans
    speak freely without public alarm until their work was done
    To allow them to revise the Declaration of Independence
    To keep Washington’s notes private
  • What was the main feature of the House of Representatives under the Great Compromise?
    Representatives would be chosen only by state governors.
    Each state would have one representative regardless of size.
    Each state would have two representatives.
    Representation would be based on each state's population.
  • What main question did delegates debate after the Great Compromise?
    How slaves should be counted for representation in House
    Whether to allow women to vote
    How many senators each state should have
    Whether the president should serve for life
  • Why did larger states favor the Virginia Plan?
    It eliminated the legislative branch.
    It required all laws to be approved by state governors.
    It gave each state the same number of representatives.
    Big states got more representatives and influence-population
  • How did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan?
    only large states could send delegates to Congress
    bicameral legislature with representation based-population
    1 part legislature with equal votes for each state
    It proposed 3 branches of government while Virginia wanted 2
  • What action did Daniel Shays and his followers take in early 1787?
    They voted to form a new state government
    They met with Congress to demand lower taxes
    They marched on the arsenal at Springfield to take weapons
    They negotiated a loan from foreign banks
  • What was one major hardship that led Massachusetts farmers to rebel?
    Foreign soldiers were occupying their farms
    Farmers had to sell property or be jailed for unpaid debts
    A new law banning farming west of the Appalachians
    Farmers were forced to serve in the army again
  • Which state did NOT send delegates to the convention?
    Pennsylvania
    Virginia
    Rhode Island
    New York
  • What surprising action did the delegates take after debating the Virginia Plan?
    They voted to make James Madison king.
    They agreed to write a completely new Constitution.
    They postponed all decisions until the next year
    They decided to keep the Articles of Confederation.
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