Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
history quiz 6
YEEAH WOOOOO YEAAEHAEpls study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who created the Virginia Plan? | Edmund Randolph |
| Who created the New Jersey Plan? | William Paterson |
| What type of legislature was the Virginia Plan? | Bicameral |
| What type of legislature was the New Jersey Plan? | Unicameral |
| What size state favored the Virginia Plan and why? | Larger states favored the Virginia Plan because they had bigger population and thus, had more representation. |
| What size state opposed the Virginia Plan and why? | Smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan because they did not have as much population for representation and they wanted it to be equal for all states. |
| What size state favored the New Jersey Plan and why? | Smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan because they would have equal representation and they wouldn't worry about population size. |
| What size state opposed the New Jersey Plan and why? | Larger states opposed the New Jersey Plan because they believed the states with more population should have more power and representation. |
| The Virginia Plan favored which type of government? | Strong, central government (3 branches) |
| The New Jersey Plan favored which type of government? | Federal government (3 branches) |
| How did the Virginia Plan decide the amount of representatives for each state? | The amount of representatives were based on population |
| How did the New Jersey Plan decide the amount of representatives for each state? | They had equal representation for all states |
| What is another name for the Great Compromise? | The Connecticut Compromise |
| Who created the Great Compromise? | Roger Sherman |
| What type of legislature did the Great Compromise have? | Bicameral legislature |
| In the Great Compromise, the upper house would have: | equal representation |
| In the Great Compromise, the lower house would be based on: | population |
| The upper house of Congress is also called: | The Senate |
| The lower house of Congress is also called: | The House of Representatives |
| Define the 3/5th Compromise | 3/5ths of slaves were to be counted as population for representation and 3/5ths would be counted for determining taxation. |
| How did the southerners feel about slave population? | They wanted slaves to be counted as population to determine representation and opposed slaves being counted for taxation. |
| How did the northerners feel about slave population? | They opposed slaves being counted as population and wanted to count slaves to determine taxation. |
| Who proposed the 3/5th Compromise? | James Wilson and Roger Sherman |
| For every ____ slaves, ____ would count towards the population. | 5, 3 |
| What issues did delegates debate on at the Constitutional Convention? | They debated on issues like states' rights, individual rights, and the power of the national government. |
| The _______________ outlined that the Constitution would promote a strong central government. | Great Compromise |
| Define the term "Living Document" | A document can be considered one of its time and a document for all time. A document that is continually edited and updated. (ex: The Constitution) |
| Define federalism | A system of government in which power is shared between the central (or federal) government and the states. |
| What type of government did federalists support? | A strong central government |
| How did the Federalists want to divide the powers of government? | They wanted different branches of government |
| Who were key federalists? | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison |
| What did antifederalists want added to the Constitution? | A Bill of Rights |
| Who was fearful that the Constitution would make the federal government too powerful? | Antifederalists |
| Who were key antifederalists? | George Mason, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams |
| Define the Federalist Papers | A collection of 85 essays in support of the New Constitution |
| What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers? | To show how the new Constitution would solve many of the problems that existed under the Articles of Confederation. |
| Who wrote the Federalist Papers? | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison |
| The Constitution was ratified by _____________, the ninth of the thirteen states to do so, on June 21, 1788 | New Hampshire |
| Ratify/ratification | To approve a legally binding act |
| Amend/amendment | Official change, correction, or addition to a law or construction |
| Suffrage | Voting rights |
| Veto | To cancel a law |
| Bicameral | Two houses |
| Unicameral | One house |
| Impeach | To bring charges against a public official |
| Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution? | Delaware |
| What is the name of the amendments that protect individual rights? | The Bill of Rights |
| Which states signed the Constitution once the Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution? | New Hampshire, Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Carolina |
| When did the new government officially begin? | March 4, 1789 |
| What are the three branches of the U.S government? | Executive, Legislative, and Judicial |
| Executive | Responsible for enforcing laws and includes the President, Vice President, and Cabinet departments |
| Legislative | Responsible for making laws and includes the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| Judicial | Responsible for interpreting laws and includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts. |
Created by:
markoii