American Government - Applied
Chapter 2, Sections 4 & 5
Test Review
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Answer the following questions. Review the information for the test.
1. The “father” of the Constitution.
2. What was the name of the plan the large states wanted?
3. Who created the large state plan?
4. The large state plan called for how many branches of government?
What were the names of these branches of government?
5. How many houses of government did the large plan want?
What is another term for that number of houses in government?
6. The large state plan wanted representation in the government based on two factors.
What were they?
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7. What was the name of the plan the small states wanted?
8. Who created the small state plan?
9. The small state plan called for how many branches of government?
What were the names of these branches of government?
10. How many houses of government did the small plan want?
What is another term for that number of houses in government?
11. How was each state represented in the small state plan?
12. What were the “bundle of compromises”?
13. What was another name for the Connecticut Compromise?
14. Why was the Connecticut Compromise so important?
15. Briefly describe the three-fifths compromise.
16. Briefly describe the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.
17. Legislative body with two houses is called what?
18. What was the name of the group that supported the ratification of the Constitution?
19. What was the name of the group that believed the Constitution created a central government
that was too strong?
20. One house legislature is called?
21. What was another name for the Connecticut Compromise?
22. What does ratification mean?
23. Who was elected as the president or officer of the Constitutional Convention?
24. What are the names of the three authors of the Federalist Papers?
25. Why were the Federalist Papers written?
26. What angered the Anti-Federalists the most regarding the Constitution?
27. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
28. What were the three major compromises made during the Constitutional Convention?
29. Name the six men who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
30. List 5 facts you remember from the DVD “The Constitutional Project”