1. Having the power to tell what laws mean and decide if they are carried out fairly.
___________________
2. agreement in which each side gives up some demands____________________________
3. To approve a document _______________________
4.
A system of representation based on population ________________________
5. Has the power to carry out or enforce laws___________________________
6. He is a member of the state government’s executive branch_________________________
7. self-government based on the will of the people__________________________________
8. established a system for governing new territories by guaranteeing basic rights to settlers and
banning slavery _____________________________________
9. the minimum number of people who must be present for the valid transaction of business
________________________
10. Having the power to make laws______________________________
11. Shay’s Rebellion helped persuade government leader that the Articles of Confederation needed
to__________________________
12. What did most state constitutions have that the original US Constitution did not
have?_________________________________
13. Which states supported the NJ Plan? Why? ___________________________________
14. Which States supported the Virginia Plan? Why?_________________________________
15. Why did people think the Articles of Confederation should be
changed?_________________________
16. What solved the conflict between the NJ Plan and the Virginia
Plan?________________________
17. What was the Original Purpose of the Constitutional Convention?_____________________
18. Under the Great Compromise how would representation be determined in the House of
Representatives? ______________________________ In the Senate?___________________
19. Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?___________________________
20. Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?______________________
21. What could the Central government under the Articles of Confederation not do?
22. The Great Compromise created a congress that had how many houses? _____
23. How many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it to become the government of the United
States?___________________________
24. Who convinced the Virginia Delegates to support the Ratification of the
Constitution?________________________________
25. What did the Federalists support?
26. What did the Anti-Federalist believe about the Constitution?
27. What was the main concern of the Anti-Federalists about the Constitution?