Chapter 8 Creating The Constitution The

Chapter 8 – Creating The Constitution

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R 1 C 1 Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no president or _______ for our country.

R 2 C 1 What were the Articles of Confederation?

R 3 C 1 True or False: Under the Articles, Congress could not draft an army.

R 4 C 1 ______ out of 13 states had to agree to make new amendments.

R 5 C 1 Each state had their own _____ under the Articles.

R 1 C 2 How many delegates were at the convention?

R 2 C 2 Which state boycotted the convention?

R 3 C 2 In what city was the convention held?

R 4 C 2 Why is James Madison called the Father of the Constitution?

R 5 C 2 Why did they have the Constitutional Convention?

R 1 C 3 Which plan favored the larger states: The Virginia Plan or The N. J. Plan?

R 2 C 3 How many branches of government are there?

R 3 C 3 How many senators does each state have?

R 4 C 3 What were the differences between the Virginia Plan and the NJ Plan?

R 5 C 3 Describe how the Virginia Plan and the N. J. Plan were compromised.

R 1 C 4 What percentage of slaves lived in the southern states?

R 2 C 4 How did the Southern states want slaves counted for the population as people or property?

R 3 C 4 Why would the Northern states want slaves counted as property instead of people?

R 4 C 4 th 3/5 Under the compromise, every 10 slaves are counted as how many people?

R 5 C 4 What was the name of the law that said “escaped slaves had to returned to their owners? ”

R 1 C 5 True or False: All 55 men at the Constitutional Convention signed the finished Constitution.

R 2 C 5 How is the President actually elected? Hint: What is the name of the group?

R 3 C 5 The group of Americans who opposed the Constitution were called _____.

R 4 C 5 If N. J. has 12 members in the House of Representatives, how many electoral votes do we have?

R 5 C 5 Why was Shay’s Rebellion important?

AR 1 C 1 Under the Articles, there was no Chief Executive for our country.

AR 2 C 1 The Articles of Confederation st plan of was the 1 government for the US.

AR 3 C 1 True! – Under the Articles, there was no army.

AR 4 C 1 13 out of 13 states had to agree to make amendments.

AR 5 C 1 Each state had their own money under the Articles.

AR 1 C 2 55 men attended the Constitutional Convention

AR 2 C 2 Rhode Island boycotted the convention.

AR 3 C 2 The convention was held in Philadelphia.

AR 4 C 2 James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because he took 600 pages of notes and addressed the convention 200 times.

AR 5 C 2 They met at the Constitutional Convention to write a new plan of government (the Constitution).

AR 1 C 3 The Virginia Plan favored the larger states.

AR 2 C 3 There are 3 branches of government.

AR 3 C 3 Each state has 2 senators.

AR 4 C 3 The Virginia Plan was representation based on population; while the NJ Plan wanted equal representation.

AR 5 C 3 There would be 2 houses of Congress: • The House of Representatives based on population • Senate - 2 from every state

AR 1 C 4 90% of slaves lived in the southern states

AR 2 C 4 The south wanted to count slaves as people.

AR 3 C 4 The North did not want the South’s population to be too large – so they would get more reps.

AR 4 C 4 10 slaves = 6 people

AR 5 C 4 The Fugitive Slave Law

AR 1 C 5 False – Only 39 men signed the Constitution.

AR 2 C 5 The Electoral College elects the president.

AR 3 C 5 Anti-federalists opposed the Constitution.

AR 4 C 5 NJ has 14 electoral votes. 12 House of Reps + 2 Senators

AR 5 C 5 Shay’s Rebellion is important because it made the leaders realize they had to write a better plan of government.