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Chapter 8: Confederation to Constitution Test
Directions: Answer the questions. You are allowed to use your book, class
notes, and the internet. Due end of class Thursday, Feb 10, 2011
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Americans wanted to create a new government for their nation. The type of government they wanted to
create is called a Republic. What is a republic and who would be allowed to vote? (4 points)
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The Articles of Confederation were the plan for the
national government in 1781. What were the powers
granted by Congress and the powers denied Congress? Fill
in all blanks. (6 points)
Granted
Denied
What was the Northwest Ordinance
of 1787 and name two democratic
features it had contained? (5 points)
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What was Shayʼs Rebellion and what did it make Americaʼs leaders realize? (4 points)
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The constitutional Convention of 1787 was the meeting in which the U.S. Constitution was created.
Who was nominated president of the convention? Who took detailed notes of the convention? What are
the delegates who were at the Constitutional Convention called? What is a government system in which
the people rule called? (4 points)
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Compare the Virginia Plan to the New Jersey Plan. How were the three branches of government
different for each plan? (5 points)
New Jersey Plan
Legislative
Branch
Executive
Branch
Judicial
Branch
How did the Great
Virginia Plan
2 branches; representation determined by population or
wealth, lower house elected by people, upper house
by lower
house
from eachelected
state would
be based
on the state’s population or its wealth. The
legislature would have the power to make laws “in all cases to which the
separate states are incompetent [unable].”
As well as having its own distinct powers, each branch could check
the powers of the other branches in certain circumstances. This system of
“checks
checks and balances”
balances is a way of controlling the power of government. As
James Madison said, “All power in human hands is liable to be abused.” The
Founders designed the new government to limit that abuse.
Delegates from the small states strongly objected to the Virginia Plan
because it gave more power to states with larger populations. In response
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alternative. Like the Articles, the New Jersey Plan called for a single-house
congress in which each state had an equal vote. Small states supported the
New Jersey Plan.
states? (4 points)
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The Great Compromise Emotions ran high as the delegates struggled to
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solve the problem of representation in the legislature. In early July, a committee led by Roger Sherman and other delegates from Connecticut offered
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a deal known as the Great Compromise.
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second branch or Senate, each State should have
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in the Senate. To satisfy the larger states, representation in the House of Representatives was
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PROBLEMS
AND
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whether
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population? (2 points)
stronger national government.
opinions on
as a states
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Challenges Over Slavery
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Connect Geography
History
KEY QUESTION How did the Constitutional
1. Place Which state would have the greatest interest in
Convention compromise over slavery?
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having slaves counted as part of their population for
purposes of representation?
2. Clarify Why did the North and the South have differing
opinions on whether or not slaves should be counted as
part of a state’s population?
Because representation in the House of Representatives would be based on the population of each
state, the delegates had to decide who would be
counted in that population. For example, were
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Federalists and Antifederalists had different ideas about how the United States should be governed.
Both groups had concerns about the Constitution and who it would give power to. What were the
concerns of the Federalists and what were the concerns of the Antifederalists (name at least two
concerns for each group in complete sentences). (8 points)
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A bill of rights can be defined as a formal summary of citizensʼ rights and freedoms. The Founding
Fathers submitted ten Amendments to the Constitution which later became the Bill of Rights. Tell me
five of the Amendments that are part of the Bill of Rights. (5 points)
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Study each document carefully and answer the
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PART
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3. Using information from the documents, your answers
to the questions in Part 1, and your knowledge of U.S.
history, write an essay that explains the events leading
to the ratification of the Bill of Rights.
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How did the Articles of Confederation compare with the Constitution?
You need to include the weaknesses (5 points) of both, strengths (5 points) of both and explain why the
Constitution is considered a “living document” (5 points).You are expected to use complete sentences,
proper punctuation, and spelling (5 points). You may answer the question in the blanks below or you
may type it and attach the paper to the test when you turn it in. (20 points total)
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