Chapter 3: The Constitution Day 2

Question 1

What type of states favored a strong national government (so that they could dominate)

Answer 1

Large States

Question 2

What type of states favored a strong state government (so that there would be no central gov. domination)

Answer 2

Small States

Question 3

What type of house/legislation was favored by most delegates

Answer 3

Bicameral Legislation

Question 4

What was the name of the plan from the large states

Answer 4

Virginia Plan

Question 5

Who proposed, wrote, and supported the Virginia Plan

Answer 5

Randolph, Madison, Hamilton

Question 6

How are members elected in a bicameral legislature

Answer 6

Elected by popular vote

Question 7

What two branches were included in the Virginia Plan

Answer 7

Executive & Judicial

Question 8

What was the name of the plan from the small states

Answer 8

New Jersey Plan

Question 9

Who presented the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 9

William Paterson

Question 10

What type of legislature was included in the New Jersey Plan?

Answer 10

Unicameral

Question 11

What was the result of the proposal of both the Virginia and New Jersey Plan?

Answer 11

Deadlocked the Convention

Question 12

What is another name for the Great Compromise

Answer 12

The Connecticut Copromise

Question 13

Who proposed the Great Compromise?

Answer 13

Roger Sherman

Question 14

What house gets an equal number of votes

Answer 14

Senate

Question 15

What house gets votes based on population

Answer 15

House of Representatives

Question 16

What is the 3/5th compromise?

Answer 16

Allowed southern states to count slaves as 3/5th of a person

Question 17

What is the Electoral College

Answer 17

The people selected by the state legislature formally cast their votes

Question 18

What type of states do representatives focus on the most?
What are the names of some of those states

Answer 18

Swing States
Georgia, Florida, Michigan

Question 19

What are informal amendments

Answer 19

can change the meaning but not the official constitution

Question 20

How many ways are there to amend the constitution

Answer 20

4

Question 21

What are 2 ways to propose an amendment change

Answer 21

1. Amendment is proposed by a 2/3 votes to each house on congress
2. Amendment is proposed by a National Convention called by Congress by the request of 2/3rd of the legislation

Question 22

What is the easier way to propose an amendment change

Answer 22

1. Amendment is proposed by a 2/3 votes to each house on congress

Question 23

What are 2 ways to ratify an amendment proposal

Answer 23

1. Amendment is ratified by 3/4th of the state legislature
2. Amendment is ratified by 3/4th of the state conventions

Question 24

What can the Legislative Branch do?

Answer 24

Can pass laws that interpret and expand the constitutional provisions

Question 25

What can the Executive Branch do?

Answer 25

Can pass laws that interpret and expand constitutional provisions

Question 26

What can the Judicial Branch do?

Answer 26

Judicial review and most it’s the most influential branch when it comes to interpreting the constitution

Question 27

What does the preamble set?

Answer 27

Various goals for the nation

Question 28

Article 1 establishes what branch?

Answer 28

Legislative

Question 29

What are the 2 chambers of congress

Answer 29

Senate and House of Representatives

Question 30

What does section 8 lay out?

Answer 30

All the 18 enumerated powers to congress (taxes, declaring war)

Question 31

Article 1 sets up congress as what?

Answer 31

The lawmaking body in the government