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A Just Right Govt
Review of the Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention (TRAD)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who presided over the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| What is a confederation? | group of individuals united together for a purpose |
| Where was the Constitutional Convention held in 1787? | Philadelphia |
| Which early rebellion made it clear that the national government needed to be stronger so it could help states in a crisis? | Shays' Rebellion |
| When farmer's refused to pay taxes and attacked the tax collectors, President George Washington sent 15,000 troops to stop the rebellion. What was the name of this rebellion? | Whiskey Rebellion |
| In 1799, some German-speaking citizens in Pennsylvania were not aware of the new property tax, so they rebelled against the tax assessors. What was the name of this rebellion? | Fries's Rebellion |
| What "Founding Father" refused to sign the Constitution? | George Mason |
| Who led an armed uprising of about 1,200 Massachusetts farmers on a federal arsenal? | Daniel Shays |
| What is the term for a detailed, written plan of government? | constitution |
| What was the first organized government plan of the United States of America? | Articles of Confederation |
| What called for Congress to have a Senate and a House of Representatives? | Great Compromise |
| He was a famous diplomat, writer, inventor, and scientist who attended the Constitutional Convention. Who is he? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What plan for the legislature at the Constitutional Convention called for two houses with representation based on population. | Virginia Plan |
| What plan for the legislature at the Constitutional Convention called for one house with equal representation from each state? | New Jersey Plan |
| When was the Constitution ratified? | September 17, 1787 |
| What is the name of the model of representation where there were two houses set up with one based on equal representation and another based on population? | bicameral |
| What group feared a strong national government would threaten people's freedom and take away power from the states? | Anti-federalists |
| Which compromise from the Constitutional Convention combined the New Jersey plan with the Virginia plan to create two houses in Congress: one based on equal representation and the other based on representation by population? | The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) |
| Which compromise would count three out of every five slaves in the population of a state for determining representation in the House and for direct taxes? | The Three-fifths Compromise |
| Which compromise gave Congress the power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce (trade) as well as levy tariffs (taxes) on imports but not tax exports? | The Commerce Compromise |
| According to the Commerce Compromise, Congress could not restrict the importation of slaves until what year? | 1808 |
| According to the Commerce Compromise, what would happen to runaway slaves? | had to returned to their owner |
| Under the Constitution, the number of votes each state gets in the House of Representatives is based on its __________________. | population |
| What was the last state to ratify the Constitution? | Rhode Island |
| What was carved on the back of the chair that George Washington sat in during the Constitutional Convention? | sun |
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