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Ch. 8: The Constitutional Convention

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  • Q1
    What do you call an agreement where both sides give up something they want?
    a deal
    a pact
    a treaty
    a compromise
    30s
  • Q2
    In order for the Constitution to become law of the land, how many states must vote for it?
    6 out of 13
    7 out of 13
    8 out of 13
    9 out of 13
    30s
  • Q3
    How is the President elected under the rules of the Constitution?
    Electoral College
    Electoral Committee
    Electoral Collage
    Ballot
    30s
  • Q4
    This compromise allowed southern slave hunters to arrest escaped slaves in the North.
    Emancipation Proclamation
    3/5 Compromise
    Underground Railroad
    Fugitive Slave Act
    30s
  • Q5
    How much did slaves count as part of the states population when determining representation?
    2/5
    3/5
    1/5
    4/5
    30s
  • Q6
    Which group favored a strong central government?
    Anti-Federalists
    Loyalists
    Sons of Liberty
    Federalists
    30s
  • Q7
    How did the delegates solve the dispute between large states and small states?
    3/5 Compromise
    Virginia Plan
    The Great Compromise
    New Jersey Plan
    30s
  • Q8
    How did the delegates stop the public from opposing any topics being discussed?
    Madison published his notes
    They allowed debate
    Locked the doors
    Rule of Secrecy
    30s
  • Q9
    Which document spelled out how the Western Lands were settled?
    The Louisiana Purchase
    Proclamation of 1763
    The Northwest Ordinance
    Treaty of Paris
    30s
  • Q10
    In which city did the delegates create the Constitution?
    Boston
    Philadelphia
    New York City
    Washington, D.C.
    30s
  • Q11
    What document was the law of the land before the Constitution?
    Emancipation Proclamation
    Declaration of Independence
    Articles of Confederation
    Magna Carta
    30s
  • Q12
    Who was the "father of the Constitution?"
    Benjamin Franklin
    George Washington
    Thomas Jefferson
    James Madison
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the population requirement for a territory to be able to apply for statehood?
    100,000
    50,000
    60,000
    30,000
    30s
  • Q14
    How many senators does each state get?
    3
    depends on the population
    2
    4
    30s
  • Q15
    How many representatives does each state get in Congress?
    depends on the population of that state
    2
    435
    4
    30s

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