1. Chapter 8 – Creating The Constitution
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Chapter 8 – Creating The Constitution

2. Articles of
Confederation
The
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Convention
The
Great
Compromise
The
3/5ths
Compromise
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4. R1C1
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no president or _____________ ___________ for our country.

5. R2C1
What were the Articles of Confederation?

6. R3C1
True or False:
Under the Articles, Congress could not draft an army.

7. R4C1
___________ out of 13 states had to agree to make new amendments.

8. Each state had their own _________ under the Articles.
R5C1
Each state had their own _________ under the Articles.

9. How many delegates were at the convention?
R1C2
How many delegates were at the convention?

10. Which state boycotted the convention?
R2C2
Which state boycotted the convention?

11. In what city was the convention held?
R3C2
In what city was the convention held?

12. Why is James Madison called the Father of the Constitution?
R4C2
Why is James Madison called the Father of the Constitution?

13. Why did they have the Constitutional Convention?
R5C2
Why did they have the Constitutional Convention?

14. R1C3
Which plan favored the larger states: The Virginia Plan or The N.J. Plan?

15. How many branches of government are there?
R2C3
How many branches of government are there?

16. R3C3
How many senators does each state have?

17. What were the differences between the Virginia Plan and the NJ Plan?
R4C3
What were the differences between the Virginia Plan and the NJ Plan?

18. R5C3
Describe how the Virginia Plan and the N.J. Plan were compromised.

19. What percentage of slaves lived in the southern states?

20. R2C4
How did the Southern states want slaves counted for the population as people or property?

21. R3C4
Why would the Northern states want slaves counted as property instead of people?

22. R4C4
Under the 3/5th compromise, every 10 slaves are counted as how many people?

23. R5C4
What was the name of the law that said “escaped slaves had to returned to their owners?”

24. R1C5
True or False:
All 55 men at the Constitutional Convention signed the finished Constitution.

25. How is the President actually elected?
R2C5
How is the President actually elected?
Hint: What is the name of the group?

26. R3C5
The group of Americans who opposed the Constitution were called _________.

27. R4C5
If N.J. has 12 members in the House of Representatives, how many electoral votes do we have?

28. Why was Shay’s Rebellion important?
R5C5
Why was Shay’s Rebellion important?

29. Under the Articles, there was no Chief Executive for our country.
AR1C1
Under the Articles, there was no Chief Executive for our country.

30. AR2C1
The Articles of Confederation was the 1st plan of government for the US.

31. True! – Under the Articles, there was no army.
AR3C1
True! – Under the Articles, there was no army.

32. 13 out of 13 states had to agree to make amendments.
AR4C1
13 out of 13 states had to agree to make amendments.

33. Each state had their own money under the Articles.
AR5C1
Each state had their own money under the Articles.

34. 55 men attended the Constitutional Convention
AR1C2
55 men attended the Constitutional Convention

35. Rhode Island boycotted the convention.
AR2C2
Rhode Island boycotted the convention.

36. The convention was held in Philadelphia.
AR3C2
The convention was held in Philadelphia.

37. AR4C2
James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because he took 600 pages of notes and addressed the convention 200 times.

38. AR5C2
They met at the Constitutional Convention to write a new plan of government (the Constitution).

39. The Virginia Plan favored the larger states.
AR1C3
The Virginia Plan favored the larger states.

40. There are 3 branches of government.
AR2C3
There are 3 branches of government.

41. Each state has 2 senators.
AR3C3
Each state has 2 senators.

42. AR4C3
The Virginia Plan was representation based on population; while the NJ Plan wanted equal representation.

43. There would be 2 houses of Congress:
AR5C3
There would be 2 houses of Congress:
The House of Representatives based on population
Senate - 2 from every state

44. 90% of slaves lived in the southern states
AR1C4
90% of slaves lived in the southern states

45. The south wanted to count slaves as people.
AR2C4
The south wanted to count slaves as people.

46. AR3C4
The North did not want the South’s population to be too large – so they would get more reps.

47. AR4C4
10 slaves = 6 people

48. AR5C4
The Fugitive Slave Law

49. False – Only 39 men signed the Constitution.
AR1C5
False – Only 39 men signed the Constitution.

50. The Electoral College elects the president.
AR2C5
The Electoral College elects the president.

51. Anti-federalists opposed the Constitution.
AR3C5
Anti-federalists opposed the Constitution.

52. 12 House of Reps + 2 Senators
AR4C5
NJ has 14 electoral votes.
12 House of Reps + 2 Senators

53. AR5C5
Shay’s Rebellion is important because it made the leaders realize they had to write a better plan of government.