Warm-up #9 Which of the seven principles guiding the Constitution do you think was the most important and why? How did these principles reflect the ideas of the Enlightenment?
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Jeopardy Slavery and the Constitution Summer In Philly Great Compromise 3/5th Compromise Vocabulary Grab Bag 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500
Whose needs did the Virginia Plan support and how?
Large States because representation was based on population
Whose needs did the New Jersey Plan support and how?
Small States because each state got one vote
How did the Great Compromise work?
Senate - representation equal (2 senators per state) Two house legislature Senate - representation equal (2 senators per state) House of Representatives –number of representatives is based on population A 300
Which state has the most representatives in the House of Representatives.
California. A 400
What major issue did the Great Compromise raise?
It rose the issue of how to count enslaved people when taking the censes.
Which states wanted slaves to be counted as part of the population for representation purposes?
Southern slave-holding states. B 100
Which states only wanted slaves to be counted as part of the population for taxation purposes?
Northern free states B 200
Give an argument that Northerners gave as to why slaves should not be counted…
You treat slaves as property, so you can’t count them. B 300
Give the argument that Southerners gave as to why slaves should be counted as part of the population for representation? B 400
Slaves are people like everyone else, they just have no rights. B 400
Who proposed the 3/5th Compromise? B 500
It was proposed by delegates James Wilson and Roger Sherman
Who were the federalists? C 100
They were supporters of the Constitution.
Who were anti-federalists? C 200
They were people who were against ratifying the Constitution.
What does ratify mean? C 300
Ratify means to approve. C 300
What are checks and balances?
Checks and balances are when each branch of government has some control over other branches (can undo bad decisions they made). C 400
What is limited government? C 500
It means that even the government has to obey the law. C 500
How many votes did each states have in the legislature under the Articles of Confederation?
Each state had one vote. D 100
Whose needs were being balanced at the Constructional Convention?
Large and small state interests were being balanced.
What is republicanism? D 300
Republicanism is when the people’s views in government represented by the leaders they vote for. (elected representative make laws for the people) D 300
What is federalism? D 400
Federalism is a system of government when powers are shared between a national/central government and the states (federal government has some jobs and states have other, some jobs are even shared. D 400
What effect did Shays’ Rebellion have on the government?
It angered the people and showed the need to create a new plan for government.
What did Constitution say about the importation of slaves?
It said the importation of enslaved people could be taxed but not banned until after 1808.
Which state had the lowest slave population; Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia?
Maryland E 200
What did the Constitution say about runaway slaves?
It says that slave owners have the right to claim slaves who escaped to free states.
According to the Constitution, how would slaves be counted when determining state population?
Three-fifths of all slaves would be counted in order to determine representation and taxation for each state. E 400
Does the Constitution still allow slavery? Explain…
No, Constitutional amendments made after the Civil War have banned slavery. The passages mention slavery were struck out. E 500
Why was the Constitutional Convention held in secret? F 100
The delegates could be more honest knowing that nobody was pressuring them to make certain decisions. In addition, it would prevent political unrest. F 100
Who was known as “the Father of the Constitution” and why?
He took notes on everything said during the convention and attended all secessions. F 200
What was Alexander Hamilton like? F 300
He was born abroad, his parents died, he was a poor orphan, he raised money to attend college before becoming a wealthy business man, he was a federalist and wanted a strong national government. F 300
Why was the idea of democracy unpopular to many during the 18th century?
It was believed that wealthy and educated people would make the best decisions so they should be the only ones with political power. F 400
Who was elected leader at the Continental Congress? F 500
George Washington F 500