Ch. 8: The Constitutional Convention
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- Q1What do you call an agreement where both sides give up something they want?a deala pacta treatya compromise30s
- Q2In order for the Constitution to become law of the land, how many states must vote for it?6 out of 137 out of 138 out of 139 out of 1330s
- Q3How is the President elected under the rules of the Constitution?Electoral CollegeElectoral CommitteeElectoral CollageBallot30s
- Q4This compromise allowed southern slave hunters to arrest escaped slaves in the North.Emancipation Proclamation3/5 CompromiseUnderground RailroadFugitive Slave Act30s
- Q5How much did slaves count as part of the states population when determining representation?2/53/51/54/530s
- Q6Which group favored a strong central government?Anti-FederalistsLoyalistsSons of LibertyFederalists30s
- Q7How did the delegates solve the dispute between large states and small states?3/5 CompromiseVirginia PlanThe Great CompromiseNew Jersey Plan30s
- Q8How did the delegates stop the public from opposing any topics being discussed?Madison published his notesThey allowed debateLocked the doorsRule of Secrecy30s
- Q9Which document spelled out how the Western Lands were settled?The Louisiana PurchaseProclamation of 1763The Northwest OrdinanceTreaty of Paris30s
- Q10In which city did the delegates create the Constitution?BostonPhiladelphiaNew York CityWashington, D.C.30s
- Q11What document was the law of the land before the Constitution?Emancipation ProclamationDeclaration of IndependenceArticles of ConfederationMagna Carta30s
- Q12Who was the "father of the Constitution?"Benjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonThomas JeffersonJames Madison30s
- Q13What is the population requirement for a territory to be able to apply for statehood?100,00050,00060,00030,00030s
- Q14How many senators does each state get?3depends on the population2430s
- Q15How many representatives does each state get in Congress?depends on the population of that state2435430s