Name____________________________________________
Per.____
Chapter 7 Summary Questions
1. Why did small states oppose the Virginia Plan?
2. Besides representation, what other major issue required delegates to compromise during
the Constitutional Convention?
3. What are the rights protected in the First Amendment?
4. How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?
5. What is one reason many people called for changes to the Articles of Confederation?
6. The opening phrase of the Constitution, “We, the people,” means that the Constitution gets
its authority from the ____________.
7. How did Shays’ Rebellion encourage people to push for a plan to revise the Articles of
Confederation?
8. What did most State Constitutions have that the original United States Constitution did not
have?
9. What was the “Great Compromise”?
10. What were the key parts of the New Jersey and Virginia plans of government?
11. As part of the Great Compromise, what fraction of the enslaved people in a state were
included when determining representation in Congress?
12. What rights does the 10th amendment guarantee?
13. What amendments protect people accused of crimes?
14. How can changes be made to the Constitution? (Don’t just tell me amendments!)
Answer the following 3 questions in 3-4 complete sentences
15. How did Shays’ Rebellion help lead to an offer to revise the Articles of Confederation?
16. How was the change in the powers of Congress in the Constitution an improvement over
The Articles of Confederation?
17. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?